participate

5 definitions found

participate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, v. t.
     1. To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.]
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              Fit to participate all rational delight. --Milton.
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     2. To impart, or give, or share of. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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  Participate \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.
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  Participate \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
     play a role; to partake; -- followed by in, formerly by of;
     as, to participate in a debate; to participate in a
     discussion. --Shak.
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           So would he participate of their wants.  --Hayward.
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           Mine may come when men
           With angels may participate.             --Milton.
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participate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  participate
      v 1: share in something [syn: participate, take part]
      2: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter
         an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter
         negotiations" [syn: enter, participate] [ant: chuck up   the sponge
         , drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the   wayside
         , give up, quit, throw in, throw in the   towel
         ]

participate - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "participate":
     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