Participate

5 definitions found

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

  Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, v. t.
     1. To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.]
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              Fit to participate all rational delight. --Milton.
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     2. To impart, or give, or share of. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, a. [L. participatus, p. p. of
     participare to participate; pars, partis, part + capere to
     take. See {Part}, and {Capacious}.]
     Acting in common; participating. [R.] --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Participated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Participating}.]
     To have a share in common with others; to take a part; to
     play a role; to partake; -- followed by in, formerly by of;
     as, to participate in a debate; to participate in a
     discussion. --Shak.
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           So would he participate of their wants.  --Hayward.
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           Mine may come when men
           With angels may participate.             --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  participate
       v 1: share in something [syn: {take part}]
       2: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter
          an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter
          negotiations" [syn: {enter}] [ant: {drop out}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "participate":
     be enfranchised, be implicated in, bear a hand, chip in,
     contribute, contribute to, engage in, enter into, go into,
     have suffrage, help decide, join, join in, make the scene, partake,
     partake in, partake of, participate in, pull an oar, share in,
     sit in, sit in on, take part in, vote