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Verb: impart  im'paa(r)t
  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. Serve as the medium for transmission, allow movement of
    "Many metals impart heat";
    - conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel

Derived forms: imparts, imparting, imparted

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