impart

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb transmit (knowledge or skills)
  2. verb bestow a quality on
  3. verb transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

leave, give, pass on

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