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English
Etymology
From Middle English imparten, borrowed from Middle French impartir, empartir, from Late Latin impartiō, impertiō, from im- (“in”) + Latin partiō (“divide”).
Pronunciation
Verb
impart (third-person singular simple present imparts, present participle imparting, simple past and past participle imparted)
- (transitive) To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
The sun imparts warmth.
to impart food to the poor
- (transitive) To give a part or to share.
- Synonyms: bequeath, bestow, give; see also Thesaurus:give
1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. , London: [Samuel Simmons], , →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: , London: Basil Montagu Pickering , 1873, →OCLC, line 440:Expressing well the spirit within thee [Adam] free, / My [God's] image, not imparted to the brute.
1907, Charles Henry Vine, The Old Faith and the New Theology:Did not Mazzini impart his spirit to divided Italy, and make her one?
2002, John Pym, Time Out Film Guide, page 202:Cary Grant imparts his ineffable charm, Kennedy (with metal hand) provides comic brutality, while Hepburn is elegantly fraught.
- (transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
- Synonyms: disclose, tell; see also Thesaurus:announce, Thesaurus:inform
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Gentle lady, / When I did first impart my love to you.
1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:The departure was not unduly prolonged. […] Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
- (intransitive) To hold a conference or consultation.
- (transitive) To obtain a share of; to partake of.
c. 1587, Anthony Munday, John a Kent and John a Cumber:Sweet Cossen, what we may not now impart, heere let vs bury it, closely in our hart
Translations
communicate the knowledge of
to hold a conference or consultation
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Chinese
Etymology
Alternative form of 淫趴 (“yínpā”) From 淫 (yín, “lewd”) + 趴 (pā, “party”).
Pronunciation
Noun
impart
- (Mainland China Mandarin, neologism, text messaging, Internet slang) sex party
- 開impart/开impart ― kāi impart ― to have a sex party
- 開impart不帶我是吧?/开impart不带我是吧? ― Kāi impart bù dài wǒ shì ba? ― You're going to have sex parties without me, huh?