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verb (used without object)
1.
to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
verb (used with object)
2.
Archaic. to take or have a part or share in; partake in; share.
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Participate
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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin participātus (past participle of participāre to share), equivalent to particip- (stem of particeps) taking part, partner (see participle) + -ātus -ate1
1525–35; < Latin participātus (past participle of participāre to share), equivalent to particip- (stem of particeps) taking part, partner (see participle) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
par·tic·i·pat·ing·ly, adverb
par·tic·i·pa·tive, adjective
par·tic·i·pa·tive·ly, adverb
par·tic·i·pa·tor, noun
EXPANDun·par·tic·i·pat·ed, adjective
un·par·tic·i·pat·ing, adjective
un·par·tic·i·pa·tive, adjective
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- And what would incentivize private interests to participate? A tax credit.
- You participate in the art world as collector and as a philanthropist.
- Creative ways to learn, take action, and participate in sustainability.
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