verb

impart

im-PART/ɪmˈpɑːrt/

To pass something on to a recipient.

The experienced gardener imparts planting knowledge by demonstrating the correct depth for the seedling.

An experienced gardener imparts planting knowledge through a visible demonstration: he shows how a seedling’s root ball should sit level with the surrounding soil, while a younger gardener watches and copies his placement in an adjacent hole.

Etymology

The central idea is dividing something to share it with another. Impart first concerned giving a share of possessions, then extended to communicating knowledge or conferring qualities.

In context

Curt Jaimungal19:47

So you have balls that roll across a table, and they bump into each other and they give each other impacts in opposite directions. So they impart accelerations to each other

The Physicist Who Says Time Doesn't Exist

More examples

She imparted the news gently to avoid alarming her parents.
Roasting imparts a rich flavor to the nuts.
His quiet confidence imparts a sense of calm to the group.

Forms

impart · imparts · imparted · imparting

Similar words

communicate: Focuses on conveying information rather than giving something a quality.
lend: Can mean giving a quality, but not passing on knowledge.