partake
Etymology
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Etymology
Back-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge, a calque of Latin particeps; equivalent to
partake (partakes, present participle partaking; simple past partook, past participle partaken) (intransitive)
- (formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. >[with in]
- 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC ↗:
- Brutes partake in this faculty.
- (formal) To take a share or portion. >[with of or in]
- Will you partake of some food?
(archaic) To have something of the properties, character, or office. >[with of] - c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
- the Attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster , who partakes of both qualities, partly of a judge in the court, and partly of an attorney-general
- c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
- French: participer
- German: teilnehmen, mitmachen
- Italian: partecipare
- Portuguese: participar
- Russian: принимать участие
- Spanish: participar
- German: mitessen
- Russian: разделя́ть
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