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par·take  (pär-tk)

v. par·took (-tk), par·tak·en (-tkn), par·tak·ing, par·takes

v.intr.

1. To take or have a part or share; participate.

2. To take or be given part or portion: The guests partook of a delicious dinner.

3. To have part of the quality, nature, or character of something.

v.tr.

To take or have a part in; share in.

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[Back-formation from partaker, one who partakes, from Middle English part-taker (translation of Latin particeps, participant).]

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par·taker n.

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partake

Verb

[-taking, -took, -taken]

1. partake of to take (food or drink)

2. partake in to take part in [from earlier part taker]

USAGE: Partake of is sometimes wrongly used as if it were a synonym of eat or drink. Correctly, one can only partake of food or drink which is available for several people to share.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	partake - have some of the qualities or attributes of something share - have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border"
	2.	partake - have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" partake in, share acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" cut in - allow someone to have a share or profit
	3.	partake - consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" touch ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" receive - partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

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partake

verb 1.

partake in something participate in, share in, take part in, engage in, enter into

partake of something

1. consume, take, share, receive, eat

2. display, exhibit, evoke, hint at, be characterized by

USAGE The phrase partake of is sometimes inappropriately used as if it were a synonym of eat or drink. In strict usage, you can only partake of food or drink which is available for several people to share.

Translations

partake [pɑːˈteɪk] vi (irreg like take);

(formal): to partake of sth [+ food] → comer algo [+ drink]; tomar or beber algo

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partake [pɑːˈteɪk] vi irreg like take);

(formal);

to partake of sth → prendre part à qch, partager qch

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partake [pɑːˈteɪk] irreg like take) vi (form);

to partake of sth → etw zu sich nehmen

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partake [pɑːˈteɪk] vi (irreg) (formal): to partake of sth → consumare qc, prendere qc

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partake

v partake [paːˈteik]

to take part They all partook in the final decision. deel wees, deelneem يُشارِك في участвам podílet se deltage; tage del i teilhaben συμμετέχω tomar parte, participar osalema شرکت کردن osallistua prendre part à לָקַחַת חֶלֶק בְּ- भाग लेना imati udjela, sudjelovati részt vesz, részesül ikut ambil bagian taka þátt í (e-u) prendere parte, partecipare 加わる 참가하다, 참여하다 dalyvauti piedalīties menyertai deel hebben aan ta del i, ha (an)del i brać udział participar a lua parte la принимать участие podieľať sa sodelovati učestvovati delta มีส่วนร่วม katılmak 參與 брати участь حصہ لينا، شريک ہونا tham dự 参与