What's the difference between impart and inform?

Impart


Definition:

  • (n.) To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun imparts warmth.
  • (n.) To obtain a share of; to partake of.
  • (n.) To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.
  • (v. i.) To give a part or share.
  • (v. i.) To hold a conference or consultation.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The suggested method is used to estimate the fraction of energy imparted to vital organs only.
  • (2) Since protein synthesis could not proceed in those cells because of the lack of energy and tryptophan, the data indicate that an unknown mechanism exists which imparts some mutations with the resistance to antimutagenic repair in the absence of the inducible mutagenic system.
  • (3) At the former site the membrane overlying the bud showed an electron opaque thickening which imparted to the mature particle an asymmetrical appearance.
  • (4) Discussion still continues regarding whether self-tolerance is imparted within the thymus by the thymic epithelial cells (TEC) or by the bone marrow-derived (BMD) dendritic cells and macrophages.
  • (5) A more likely explanation for the inhibition, which is supported by our data, presented here and elsewhere, is that certain surface components of meningococci are capable of imparting immunosuppressive signals directly onto target lymphocytes.
  • (6) Preliminary results indicated that immunization with attenuated cercariae was capable of imparting protective immunity in mice.
  • (7) The presence of significant right-sided heart failure also imparts a worse prognosis.
  • (8) The results of this study suggest that the "old" dental curriculum was successful in imparting knowledge concerning traditional dental subjects and preventive dentistry, but less successful in imparting knowledge concerning basic and medical sciences, behavioural subjects and in relating theoretical and practical skills.
  • (9) Biochemical analysis showed that red pigmentation of tumor cells was imparted by pteridines and carotenoids, most of which were detectable in normal adult erythrophores.
  • (10) Differences in ovulation rate, embryo survival, litter size, and fertility are presented for four lines of mice that have been selected for growth or are homozygous for a recessive gene (hg) imparting rapid postweaning gain.
  • (11) But right now none of that is the problem: the problem is that this amendment expressly removes the right of organisations such as Marie Stopes and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service to impart information.
  • (12) "The much larger than initially expected economic and fiscal costs of the 11 March earthquake are magnifying the adverse effects imparted by the global financial crisis from which Japan's economy has not completely recovered," Moody's said.
  • (13) High Hopes , assembled from cover versions, songs left off recent albums and new versions of old favourites, appears on the surface to have no central message to impart.
  • (14) This selectivity of responsiveness imparted by oxytocin might contribute to the blunted release of TSH after suckling.
  • (15) The processing of pro-ConA apparently imparts biological activity to this lectin.
  • (16) These findings raise the question of the potential involvement of some gene or oncogene, perhaps the p53 oncogene, which might impart a survival advantage to the malignant cells.
  • (17) The law no longer requires that certain information be imparted to the patient prior to testing for the human immunodeficiency virus.
  • (18) The multiple-unit records were post processed based on the unique physical characteristics imparted to each spike via the tissue medium and spatial geometry of cells.
  • (19) My dear stoic father, honest as the days are long, was looking, for once in his life, thoroughly jangled, and I kept wanting to impart upon him mentally the wise words of Grandpa Abe Simpson : "They say the greatest tragedy is when a father outlives his son.
  • (20) It was found that the sorbitol-gelatin imparted more satisfactory stability (r = +0.18) to the freeze-dried virus suspensions than did the glutamic acid-lactose.

Inform


Definition:

  • (a.) Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
  • (v. t.) To give form or share to; to give vital ororganizing power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion.
  • (v. t.) To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to enlighten; -- usually followed by of.
  • (v. t.) To communicate a knowledge of facts to,by way of accusation; to warn against anybody.
  • (v. t.) To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
  • (v. t.) To give intelligence or information; to tell.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A former Labour minister, Nicholas Brown, said the public were frightened they "were going to be spied on" and that "illegally obtained" information would find its way to the public domain.
  • (2) The pattern of the stressor that causes a change in the pitch can be often identified only tentatively, if there is no additional information.
  • (3) Parents of subjects at the experimental school were visited at home by a community health worker who provided individualized information on dental services and preventive strategies.
  • (4) Past imaging techniques shown in the courtroom have made the conventional rules of evidence more difficult because of the different informational content and format required for presentation of these data.
  • (5) Suggested is a carefully prepared system of cycling videocassettes, to effect the dissemination of current medical information from leading medical centers to medical and paramedical people in the "bush".
  • (6) As the requirements to store and display these images increase, the following questions become important: (a) What methods can be used to ensure that information given to the physician represents the originally acquired data?
  • (7) As important providers of health care education, nurses need to be fully informed of the research findings relevant to effective interventions designed to motivate health-related behavior change.
  • (8) The purpose of this paper is to discuss the potential for integrating surveillance techniques in reproductive epidemiology with geographic information system technology in order to identify populations at risk around hazardous waste sites.
  • (9) They suggest that an endogenous retinoid could contribute to positional information in the early Xenopus embryo.
  • (10) The control group received the same information in lecture form.
  • (11) Ofcom will conduct research, such as mystery shopping, to assess the transparency of contractual information given to customers by providers at the point of sale".
  • (12) Much of the current information concerning this issue is from short-term studies.
  • (13) In addition, despite the fact that the differences constitutes an information bias, the bias occurs in the same direction and magnitude in all the various subgroups and thus is nondifferential.
  • (14) Current information suggests that arachidonic acid metabolites are involved in the development of cholecystitis.
  • (15) The presence of CR-related activity suggests that SpoV may participate in the CR motor output pathway, and may also provide CR-related information to cerebellum.
  • (16) Employed method of observation gave quantitative information about the influence of odours on ratios of basic predeterminate activities, insect distribution pattern and their tendency to choose zones with an odour.
  • (17) Much information has accumulated on the isolation and characterization of a heterogeneous group of molecules that inhibit one or more of the bioactivities of interleukin 1.
  • (18) This can be achieved by sincere, periodic information through the mass media.
  • (19) Then, the informed permission of parents should be obtained.
  • (20) This technology will provide better information to the surgeon for preoperative diagnosis and planning and for the design of customized implants.