partake, share, partake in
(verb) have, give, or receive a share of; “We shared the cake”
partake
(verb) have some of the qualities or attributes of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
partake (third-person singular simple present partakes, present participle partaking, simple past partook, past participle partaken)
(intransitive, formal) To take part in an activity; to participate.
(intransitive) To take a share or portion (of or in).
(intransitive, archaic) To have something of the properties, character, or office (of).
Source: Wiktionary
Par*take", v. i. [imp. Partook; p. p. Partaken (; p. pr. & vb. n. Partaking.] Etym: [Part + take.]
1. To take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with others; to have a share or part; to participate; to share; as, to partake of a feast with others. "Brutes partake in this faculty." Locke. When I against myself with thee partake. Shak.
2. To have something of the properties, character, or office; -- usually followed by of. The attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster partakes partly of a judge, and partly of an attorney-general. Bacon.
Par*take", v. t.
1. To partake of; to have a part or share in; to share. Let every one partake the general joy. Driden.
2. To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a part to. [Obs.] Spencer.
3. To distribute; to communicate. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 December 2024
(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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