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to partake

to partake

28 5.5
To take part in something and get a share, for example a company's profits
  • verb
  • /pɑrˈteɪk/
  • Formal
translation icon : participar en
  • At the potluck, guests can partake of a variety of homemade dishes.
  • children partake
  • students will partake
  • partake in community

They can recognize reason in others, but they can't partake of it, they can't exercise it.

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Examples

  • Let us partake together of the juice of life.

    Revenge (1986)

  • Key people from industry, postsecondary education institutes, and government will partake in the grand opening of the new facilities.

    Academic text (2007)

  • And those people can choose to partake as they want to.

    Dr. Mayim Bialik

  • And so we can trust those that we believe partake of the same community as ourselves.

  • I am coming to him to partake of his strength.

    Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

  • We're more men and women in the society can partake in the wealth and success of the United States.

  • And so now I'm really excited that I get to partake in the fun.

  • Six villages in the two regions were requested to participate and agreed to partake in this study.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The problem is that Macedonia is not in a good position to join the EU and partake in its prosperity.

    Academic text (2009)

  • All those who call on Jesus Christ as his savior... ...partake in the Lord's supper.

    Shooting Heroin (2020)

Synonyms

to share
vsto partake
∞ 1.0

To let other people use or have part of something

also includes joining or participating in events, not only dividing things
to participate
vsto partake
866 2.5

To join in an activity with other people

also covers sharing or consuming a portion, not only taking part
to take part
vsto partake
169 1.4

To join in an activity with other people

also applies to having or receiving a share, not just joining activities
to join in
vsto partake
143 1.1

To take part in an activity that others are already doing

is used more broadly for joining or sharing, not only when underway
to partake in
vsto partake
  • Formal
20 4.3

To join an activity or event with other people

has identical meaning but differs only in wording or form

Antonyms

to withhold
210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

Phrasal Verbs

to partake in
  • Formal
20 4.3

To join an activity or event with other people

How Much They Share

to share
∞ 1.0
to contribute
883 2.7
to partake
  • Formal
28 5.5
to receive
∞ 1.0
to miss out
176 3.6

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

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

This sense 'have/give/receive a share; participate' follows directly from 'take a part/share', which maps to the component words.

Etymology

Partake is made from part + take, meaning to 'take a part' or to have a 'share'. So to 'partake' in an event or a scheme is to join in and receive or give a part of what is offered.