participate
to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits;to participate in a play.
Archaic. to take or have a part or share in; partake in; share.
Origin of participate
1synonym study For participate
Other words from participate
- par·tic·i·pat·ing·ly, adverb
- par·tic·i·pa·tive, adjective
- par·tic·i·pa·tive·ly, adverb
- par·tic·i·pa·tor, noun
- par·tic·i·pa·to·ry [pahr-tis-uh-puh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /pɑrˈtɪs ə pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- un·par·tic·i·pat·ed, adjective
- un·par·tic·i·pat·ing, adjective
- un·par·tic·i·pa·tive, adjective
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How to use participate in a sentence
The retailer has increasingly engaged in lawsuits against counterfeiters as well, to dissuade others from participating in counterfeiting schemes.
Amazon sues online influencers engaged in a counterfeit scheme | Sarah Perez | November 12, 2020 | TechCrunchTech companies also win by participating in the wider research community.
King arrived at spring practice two days after the funeral, participated in four sessions and went home for spring break.
Miami’s D’Eriq King will be the latest challenge for beleaguered Virginia Tech defense | Gene Wang | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostMore than 1 million boys played on those teams, and 2,404 girls participated.
Sam Gordon went viral as a football star. Now she’s suing to give more girls a chance to play. | Roman Stubbs | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostThe players will participate in team meetings remotely throughout the week, Tomlin said.
Ben Roethlisberger among four Steelers players quarantined as coronavirus contacts | Mark Maske | November 10, 2020 | Washington Post
We first participated in the fight in Basheer against [ISIS], then later our women deployed to the Jalawla area.
Embedding With the Women Who Are Kicking ISIS Ass | Susannah George | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2006, Wahlberg participated in the Los Angeles Police-Celebrity Golf Tournament, an annual fundraiser.
LAPD Foundation: Mark Wahlberg Would Make a Good Reserve Cop | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Monday, Grandin participated in a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA), and the questions were as diverse as her career.
The Most Inspiring Bits of Temple Grandin’s Reddit AMA | Emily Shire | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere was frenzied uproar when she participated in a literacy program to encourage kids to read.
Porn Stars Are People Too, Dammit: Lisa Ann’s Notre Dame Date and the Trolling of David Gregory | Aurora Snow | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe reluctantly agreed to make her grams happy, and participated in the Miss Universe Canada pageant, placing in the top 15.
The Making of Kiesza: From Navy Sharpshooter to Beauty Queen to Pop Diva | Marlow Stern | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn it thirty-one companies and public bodies participated, most of them being represented by counsel.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIn the same session, James Madison actively participated in a discussion concerning religious liberty and tolerance.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyIndividuals today are still writing biographies about military leaders who participated in the War between the States.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyOnly the men who participated in a particular raid were allowed to share in its spoil.
We may describe first the games in which the Roman participated himself and then those at which he was a mere spectator.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for participate
/ (pɑːˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt) /
(intr often foll by in) to take part, be or become actively involved, or share (in)
Origin of participate
1Derived forms of participate
- participant, adjective, noun
- participation, noun
- participator, noun
- participatory, adjective
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