im- + part

source: pearlite

make (information) known; communicate

«…に» 〈情報･秘密･知識など〉を知らせる, 伝える «to» .

e.g. teachers had a duty to impart strong morals to their students.

bestow (a quality):

«…に» …を分け与える, 添える «to»

e.g. its main use has been to impart a high surface gloss to finished articles.

late Middle English (in the sense ‘give a share of’): from Old French impartir, from Latin impartire, from in- ‘in’ + pars, part- ‘part’.