Partake

  • 21partake — verb (partook; partaken; taking) Etymology: back formation from partaker, alteration of part taker Date: 1561 intransitive verb 1. to take part in or experience something along with others < partake in the revelry > < partake of the good life > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22partake — partakable, adj. partaker, n. /pahr tayk /, v., partook, partaken, partaking. v.i. 1. to take or have a part or share along with others; participate (usually fol. by in): He won t partake in the victory celebration. 2. to receive, take, or have a …

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  • 23partake — Synonyms and related words: acquire, be enfranchised, be implicated in, bear a hand, break bread, catch up, chip in, claim, clap hands on, clasp, claw, clench, clinch, clutch, contribute, count calories, diet, drain off, draw off, eat, embrace,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 24partake — verb past tense partook past participle partaken (I) formal to take part in an activity or event; participate (+ in): I like to partake in the festivities. partake of sth phrasal verb (T) formal to have a certain amount of a particular quality: a …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25partake — verb 1) only senior officers are allowed to partake in the negotiations Syn: participate in, take part in, engage in, join in, enter into, get involved in, share in, contribute to, play a part in, have a hand in, sit in on Ant: be excluded from …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 26partake — par•take [[t]pɑrˈteɪk[/t]] v. took, tak•en, tak•ing 1) to take part in along with others (usu. fol. by in): to partake in a celebration[/ex] 2) to receive, take, or have a portion (usu. fol. by of): to partake of a meal[/ex] 3) to have the nature …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27partake of — par ˈtake of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they partake of he/she/it partakes of present participle partaking of past tense partook of …

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  • 28partake — verb /pɑː(r)ˈteɪk/ a) To take part in an activity; to participate Will you partake of some food? b) To share (of) …

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  • 29partake — I. v. n. Participate, share, have a share of, take a part of, have a part of, participate in. II. v. a. Share, partake of, participate in, have a part of, take a part of …

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  • 30partake — v 1. share or share in, participate or participate in, have a part in, take part in, have a share in, have a finger in the pie. 2.Usu. partake of share, break bread, take, receive …

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