impartation

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•part /ɪmˈpɑrt/   v. [~ + object (+ to + object)]

1. to make known;
   disclose:
   to impart the findings.
2. to give;
   bestow:
   Those spices impart a real sense of India to this food.

See -par-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•part  (im pärt′), v.t. 

1. to make known;
   tell;
   relate;
   disclose:
   to impart a secret.
2. to give;
   bestow;
   communicate:
   to impart knowledge.
3. to grant a part or share of.

v.i. 

4. to grant a part or share;
   give.

• Latin impartīre to share. See im-¹, part
• late Middle English 1425–75

im•part′a•ble, adj. 
im′par•ta′tion, im•part′ment, n. 
im•part′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. reveal, divulge. See communicate. 
• 2. grant, cede, confer.

Antonyms

• 1. conceal.