Meaning of PARTICIPATE
| Pronunciation: | | pâr'tisu`peyt
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- [v] become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
- [v] share in something
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| | Synonyms: | | enter, take part |
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| | Antonyms: | | chuck up the sponge, drop out, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel | | |
| | See Also: | | act, experience, go through, jump, move, partake in, see, undergo | |
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\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.
\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
partake; -- followed by in, formely by of; as, to participate
in a debate. --Shak.
So would he participateof their wants. --Hayward.
Mine may come when men With angels may participate.
--Milton.
\Par*tic"i*pate\, v. t.
1. To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.]
Fit to participate all rational delight. --Milton.
2. To impart, or give, or share of. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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