Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
impart to a situation
English answer:
bring to bear on a situation
English term
impart to a situation
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bring to bear on a situation
"1: to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
- her experience imparted authority to her words - the flavor imparted by herbs
2: to communicate the knowledge of : disclose - imparted my scheme to no one"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impart
So it means that wisdom and knowledge are "bestowed on" or "conveyed to" or "transmitted to" a situation, and in practice I think this really amounts to saying "applied to" or "brought to bear on". That is, the situation is illuminated or resolved by having wisdom and knowledge imparted to it, as you might impart flavour or movement to something, for example.
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
communicate/pass on/use (knowledge/wisdom) in a situation
it can also mean to give a particular flavour to
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/impart
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Note added at 26 mins (2017-03-28 07:57:51 GMT)
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http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/impart
situation=a particular set of circumstances
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Tony M
: Or simply 'bring [knowledge, wisdom, etc.] to a situation'
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Many thanks. Yes, of course! That was on the tip of my tongue!
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Jack Doughty
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Many thanks:-)
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Charles Davis
: I don't think it can mean "communicate" or "pass on" here. It's to a situation, not in a situation. // I'm sure that's not what the writer means.
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I think you're splitting hairs...//no need for bold
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philgoddard
: I agree with Charles that "communicate/pass on" is not quite right, but "use" is fine.
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Thank you!
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