Participate

Quick meaning: Participate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).

Meaning

(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).

More Meanings

1. (obsolete, transitive) To share, to take part in (something).
2. (obsolete) To share (something) with others; to transfer (something) to or unto others.
3. (obsolete) Acting in common; participating.

Example Sentences

And, mutually participate, did minister Unto the appetite and affection common Of the whole body.

A spirit I am indeed; But am in that dimension grossly clad Which from the womb I did participate.

In what country on the globe is it, that in the class of mankind doomed to labour, we shall not find tribes, the women of which participate the toils of the men?

[The Persees] are tollerated all sorts of meat; but (in obedience to the Mahomitan and Bannyan ’mongst whom they live) refraine Beefe and Hog flesh: they seldome feed together, lest they might participate one anothers impurity: each has his owne cup […].

Word Forms

• participates
• participating
• participated

Synonyms for participate

Depending on context, synonyms include enter.

Antonyms for participate

Common opposites include give up, quit, leave, throw in, drop out.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enter, partake, involvement, participant, participation, participatory.

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