Impart: meaning, example and synonyms
Impartv. To give or pass on information, knowledge, or a quality.
Example
The elderly weaver hoped to impart her techniques to the younger generation before the town's last loom fell silent.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Synonyms
- convey, transmit, communicate, pass on
- Antonyms
- withhold, conceal, hide, keep
- Memory tip
- Impart = give a part of what you know to someone else.
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Check yourself: Impart in context
The museum's guides aim to ______ not only facts about each painting but also a sense of why it mattered to people at the time.
Answer: impart. Guides pass on facts and understanding to visitors, which is to impart. Partition, subside and demarcate don't mean to pass on knowledge.
A small amount of saffron is enough to ______ a deep golden color to an entire pot of rice.
Answer: impart. Saffron gives the rice its color, so it imparts a quality. Preclude, evince and tally don't mean to give a quality to something.