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partake.

To take part in an activity; to participate.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɑɹˈteɪk/General-American/pɑːˈteɪk/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To take part in an activity; to participate.

    formal · intransitive
  2. To take a share or portion.

    formal · intransitive
    Will you partake of some food?
  3. To have something of the properties, character, or office.

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge (“a sharing; partaking”), a calque of Latin particeps (“participating”); equivalent to part + take. Compare take part. In the sense of taking a share or portion of something, displaced native Old English onbītan (“to taste of, to partake of”).

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