Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To be active or involved in something; take part.
- intransitive verb To share in something.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To partake; share or share in; receive a part or share of.
- To give a share of; communicate; dispense.
- To take part; partake; have a share in common with others: followed by in, formerly by of, before the object.
- To have features or characteristics in common with another or others.
- Synonyms Share, Participate in, etc. See
partake .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Acting in common; participating.
- intransitive verb To have a share in common with others; to take a part; to play a role; to partake; -- followed by in, formerly by of.
- transitive verb rare To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of.
- transitive verb obsolete To impart, or give, or share of.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become a participant; be involved in
- verb share in something
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word participate is vague and open to interpretation, but as stated, "Campaign" is defined by the rules and regulations of the DNC.
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All you have to do to participate is to send him an email with a specific keyword when he is giving away a particular set of books.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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All you have to do to participate is to send him an email with a specific keyword when he is giving away a particular set of books.
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The word participate is vague and open to interpretation, but as stated, "Campaign" is defined by the rules and regulations of the DNC.
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The word participate is vague and open to interpretation, but as stated, "Campaign" is defined by the rules and regulations of the DNC.
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The only thing you need to do in order to participate is to be one of the first five to reply to this, AND post this entry on YOUR live journal - 'cause its fun to give people stuff.
The Giving/Getting Stuff Meme crystal_diva 2007
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In each Revolution, the infrastructure required to participate is progressively smaller.
Technology 2010
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In each Revolution, the infrastructure required to participate is progressively smaller.
Can we talk? 2009
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In each Revolution, the infrastructure required to participate is progressively smaller.
Can we talk? 2009
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I think that there are enough efforts to sabotage the 2010 census, including the suggestion that the results will be “misused,” that any effort to get people to participate is justified at this point.
oroboros commented on the word participate
Words within words: Par+tic+i+pate, and interestingly: part+ici+pate, which contains 'ici' the French word meaning 'here'..
December 21, 2013