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
Maritime towns, having the benefit of ports or of convenient access, undoubtedly were participators in the Roman advantage.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) | Thomas De QuinceyAnd yet at Vienna was a suzerain who might chastise the official participators in a crime against the Empire's laws.
A German Pompadour | Marie HayMore than a hundred of the heroes of the battle were among the joyous participators in this great festival.
The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 | Daniel WebsterWe acquit many of the leading and most respectable manufacturers from being participators in any such scheme.
With the submission of Yenomoto and his participators, the country regained a complete peace.
A Fantasy of Far Japan | Baron Kencho Suyematsu
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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