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participate

  • verb
  • /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/

To join in, to take part, to involve oneself ( something).

Other meanings

  1. To share, to take part in (something).

  2. To share (something) others; to transfer (something) or others.

Synonyms

  • take part

Related words

  • coparticipate
  • participance
  • unparticipatedn
  • nonparticipating
  • participatingly
  • unparticipating

Example sentences

  • “I would like to participate.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “I refuse to participate.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "participātus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “participate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.