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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, verb (used with an object)
1. To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.]
Fit to participate all rational delight. --Milton.
2. To impart, or give, or share of. [Obs.] --Drayton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, adjective [L. participatus, p. p. of participare to participate; pars, partis, part + capere to take. See {Part}, and {Capacious}.] Acting in common; participating. [R.] --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, verb (used without an object) [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.
So would he participate of their wants. --Hayward.
Mine may come when men With angels may participate. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
participate
verb
1: share in something [syn: {take part}]
2: become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" [syn: {enter}] [ant: {drop out}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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