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1. Transmit (knowledge or skills)
   "impart a new skill to the students"
   - leave, give, pass on
    
2. Provide a particular quality or character
   "Her presence imparts a certain cachet to the company"
   - lend, bestow, contribute, add, bring
    
3. Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
   "Many metals impart heat"
   - conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel

Derived forms: imparted, imparting, imparts

See also: impartation

Type of: alter, bring, change, convey, modify, take, tell