participate

[ pahr-tis-uh-peyt ]

/ pɑrˈtɪs əˌpeɪt /

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verb (used without object), par·tic·i·pat·ed, par·tic·i·pat·ing.

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.

verb (used with object), par·tic·i·pat·ed, par·tic·i·pat·ing.

Archaic. to take or have a part or share in; partake in; share.

Nearby words

participable, participaction, participance, participant, participant observation, participate, participating insurance, participating preferred, participation, participatory democracy, participial

Origin of participate

1525–35; < Latin participātus (past participle of participāre “to share”), equivalent to particip- (stem of particeps) “taking part, partner” (see participle) + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

par·tic·i·pat·ing·ly, adverbpar·tic·i·pa·tive, adjectivepar·tic·i·pa·tive·ly, adverbpar·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/, adjectiveun·par·tic·i·pat·ed, adjectiveun·par·tic·i·pat·ing, adjectiveun·par·tic·i·pa·tive, adjective

Synonym study

1. See share¹.

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Examples from the Web for participate

Most of it is taken up by a graphic inviting the visitor to participate in the 2016 online presidential straw poll.
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“The union did not organize any official contingent to participate in the protests,” Kim said.
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Volunteers only need to “attend a 16-hour course” in order to participate.
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Like baseball, our political system is more engaging if you participate.
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Kids can participate in a program of sports, hulas, arts and crafts.
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May all those dear to you participate in this benediction, and in the joys and riches of this world and the next!
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Which then is this principle in which all participate, which makes Intelligence exist, and is all things?
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Did you have occasion to participate in the autopsy of the late President Kennedy?
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The Grand Commander asked me if I had any repugnance to participate in the fifth libation.
The Mysteries of Free Masonry|William Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for participate

participate

/ (pɑːˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt) /

verb

(intr often foll by in) to take part, be or become actively involved, or share (in)

Derived Forms

participant, adjective, nounparticipation, nounparticipator, nounparticipatory, adjective

Word Origin for participate

C16: from Latin participāre, from pars part + capere to take

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