partake
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of PARTAKE
[no object]
formal
1
a
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to have a share or part of something along with others
— usually + of
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There was food available, but he chose not to partake. [=he chose not to eat any of the food]
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Music lovers partook of the rich offerings of the music festival.
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He had partaken of too much dinner and was now stuffed.
b
:
to join with others in doing something
:
to take part in something
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Let us all partake in [=(more commonly) join in] this celebration.
2
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to have some of the qualities of something
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a story that partakes of the nature of poetry
— partaker
noun, plural partakers [count]-
partakers of the feast
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partakers in the ceremony
