partake
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partake
- /pɑɹˈteɪk/ US
- /pɑːˈteɪk/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪk
Where it comes from
Back-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge (“a sharing; partaking”), a calque of Latin particeps (“participating”); equivalent to part + take. Compare take part. In the sense of taking a share or portion of something, displaced native Old English onbītan (“to taste of, to partake of”).
verb partakes · partaking · partook · partaken
- To take part in an activity; to participate. Brutes partake in this faculty.
- To take a share or portion. Will you partake of some food?
- To have something of the properties, character, or office. c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers the Attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster , who partakes of both qualities, partly of a judge in the court, and partly of an attorney-general
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: share, touch, partake in, participate, attend, engage, join, consume, eat, sample, taste, devour, indulge, drink, imbibe, ingest
Translations
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verb to take part in an activity
| Español | participar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 参加する sanka suru |
| 中文 | 参加 cānjiā |
| Português | participar |
| Français | participer |
| Deutsch | teilnehmen, mitmachen |
| Italiano | partecipare |
| Ελληνικά | μοιράζομαι moirázomai, συνεργώ σε synergó se, παίρνω μέρος paírno méros, παίρνω μερίδιο paírno merídio |
| Română | participa |
| Русский | принима́ть уча́стие prinimátʹ učástije, приня́ть уча́стие prinjátʹ učástije, уча́ствовать učástvovatʹ |
verb to take a share of food
| Español | tomar, consumir, participar en, permitirse, participar de |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | mitessen |
| Ελληνικά | μεταλαμβάνω metalamváno, κοινωνώ koinonó |
| Русский | разделя́ть razdeljátʹ, раздели́ть razdelítʹ, отве́дать otvédatʹ |
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title = {partake},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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