English Explanatory Dictionary

partake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take part in an activity; to participate.
  2. To take a share or portion.
  3. To have something of the properties, character, or office.

Pronunciation

pär-tāk' /pɑɹˈteɪk/ en-us-partake.ogg /pɑːˈteɪk/

Word forms

partake partakes partaking partook partaken

Etymology

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”).

Derived words

partakeable partaker repartake unpartaken unpartaking
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