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to partake

to partake

5 6.7
To have qualities like something, for example a painting showing two styles
  • verb
  • /pɑrˈteɪk/
  • Formal
translation icon : presentar
  • It gives light to whatever is able to partake of its light in its own way.
  • partake of the same
  • partake of both worlds

And we're positioned sort of in between these, not in a neutral zone, but partaking of both, as we're going to see.

Examples

  • The right to vote in free and fair elections, for example, partakes of both dimensions.

    Academic text (1990)

  • You can identify as white and join those organizations and partake of their benefits if you want.

    Blog text (34)

  • Yet, in order to partake of the deep emotional content of music, active listening demands that we actually attend.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Human love partakes of the divine, or at least it has in my case.

    Love & Friendship (2016)

  • Intellectual virtue partakes of the divine and allows man to live up to his full potential.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Pass on his athletic ability, and you might partake of his excellent manners, his confidence, and his coltish enthusiasm.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The transformation of the blues industry in Chicago and of its product partakes of a larger transformation of all kinds.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Fundraising in the contemporary Diaspora still partakes of this two-in-one character.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The dust that billowed up from the gravel road when Bruce drove in seemed to partake of the sun, glinting and golden.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The students will partake in the discussion about climate change during the seminar.

Synonyms

to share
vsto partake
∞ 1.0

To have the same quality or interest as someone

has some of the qualities or attributes rather than mutual possession

Phrasal Verbs

to partake in
  • Formal
20 4.3

To join an activity or event with other people

How Similar

to exemplify
  • Formal
45 6.8
to embody
104 5.1
to resemble
274 2.0
to partake
  • Formal
5 6.7
to suggest
∞ 2.1

Surface Forms

partake infinitive
partaking present participle
partakes third person singular
partook past
partaken past participle

Morphology

partake = part + take (transparent) = part + take

The verb is analysable as 'part' + 'take' meaning 'take a part/share', which directly yields the sense 'share in' for learners.

Etymology

Partake comes from the simple idea of part + take, like to 'take a part' of something. So when something 'partakes' of a style or quality, it means it shares or has a part of that quality.