# impart

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈpɑːt/ · frequency rank #25,792

## Definitions
1. To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
2. To give a part or to share.
3. To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
4. To hold a conference or consultation.
5. To obtain a share of; to partake of.

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

## Easily confused with
- **import** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impart-vs-import)
- **impure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impart-vs-impure)
- **imports** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impart-vs-imports)
- **implant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impart-vs-implant)
- **impact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impact-vs-impart)
- **impala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impala-vs-impart)
- **impair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impair-vs-impart)

## Common misspellings (9)
`imaprt`, `immpart`, `imparrt`, `impartt`, `impatr`, `imppart`, `imprat`, `ipmart`, `mipart`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/impart