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participate definition

par·tici·pate (pär tis′ə pāt′)

intransitive verb participated -·pat′ed, participating -·pat′·ing

to have or take a part or share with others (in some activity, enterprise, etc.)

Etymology: < L participatus, pp. of participare < pars, part + capere, to take: see have

transitive verb

Rare to have or take a part or share in

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participate Synonyms

participate

v.

  1. To take part in

    share, partake, aid, cooperate, join in, come in, associate with, be a party to, bear a hand, have a hand in, concur, take an interest in, take part in, answer the call of duty, enter into, have to do with, get in the act, go into, chip in*; see also associate 1, join 2.

    Antonyms retire*, withdraw*, refuse. *

  2. To engage in a contest

    play, strive, engage; see compete. See syn. study at share.


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participate Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • member: Games can allow young people to participate as members of large, often geographically and culturally distributed groups operating with shared goals and ambitions.

Modifying Another Word

  • actively: Art Interactive is a space where visitors actively participate in the art on view.

Preposition: in

  • discussion: Resolved: to invite Mr Paul Brown to participate in discussions.
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participate quotes

We participate in a tragedy; at a comedy we only look.

-Huxley, Aldous Leonard

Nowadays a sales conference resembles a Passion play: everybody is invited to participate and marvel at the drama.

-Scribner, Charles,Jr

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