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Added 1 October 2026

impart

/ɪmˈpɑːt/ verb

Latin root: impartiō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about impart at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
The sun imparts warmth.
To give a part or to share.
To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).

Origin

From Middle English imparten, borrowed from Middle French impartir, empartir, from Late Latin impartiō, impertiō, from im- (“in”) + Latin partiō (“divide”).

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