Partaking

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Partake \Par*take"\ (p[aum]r*t[=a]k"), v. i. [imp. {Partook}
     (p[aum]r*t[oo^]k"); p. p. {Partaken} (p[aum]r*t[=a]k"'n); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Partaking}.] [Part + take.]
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     1. To take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with
        others; to have a share or part; to participate; to share;


        as, to partake of a feast with others. "Brutes partake in
        this faculty." --Locke.
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              When I against myself with thee partake. --Shak.
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     2. To have something of the properties, character, or office;
        -- usually followed by of.
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              The attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster partakes
              partly of a judge, and partly of an
              attorney-general.                     --Bacon.
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From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "partaking":
     accessory, affiliation, association, cochairmanship, companionship,
     company, complicity, condominium, consociation, contribution,
     cooperation, copartnership, copartnery, cotenancy, engaged,
     engagement, fellowship, fraternity, fraternization, having a part,
     implicated, involved, involvement, joint chairmanship,
     joint control, joint ownership, joint tenancy, membership,
     participant, participating, participation, participative,
     participatory, partnership, sharing, society, suffrage, voting