What does partake mean?
Partake means (formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in].
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/pɑɹˈteɪk/ · verb
(formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in].
Brutes partake in this faculty.
Will you partake of some food?
The steak and chips partaken of for lunch seemed now to belong to another decade. He regretfully recognized the fact that he would not make a success of a hunger strike.
c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers 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
The people are encouraged to perceive their liberation in historic terms and to trust that new events will partake of past glories.
Use partake when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Partake means (formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in].
Common synonyms include touch, share, partake in.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Brutes partake in this faculty.
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