Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PARTICIPATE
enter, participate
(verb) become a participant; be involved in; “enter a race”; “enter an agreement”; “enter a drug treatment program”; “enter negotiations”
participate, take part
(verb) share in something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
participate (third-person singular simple present participates, present participle participating, simple past and past participle participated)
(intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.]
(obsolete, transitive) To share, share in (something). [16th-19th c.]
(obsolete) To share (something) with others; to transfer (something) to or unto others. [16th-18th c.]
Adjective
participate (not comparable)
(obsolete) Acting in common; participating.
Source: Wiktionary
Par*tic"i*pate, a. Etym: [L. participatus, p.p. of participare to participate; pars, partis, part + capere to take. See Part, and Capacious.]
Definition: Acting in common; participating. [R.] Shak.
Par*tic"i*pate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Participated; p. pr. & vb. n. Participating.]
Definition: Tj have a share in common with others; to take a part; to partake; -- followed by in, formely by of; as, to participate in a debate. Shak. So would he participateof their wants. Hayward. Mine may come when men With angels may participate. Milton.
Par*tic"i*pate, v. t.
1. To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.] Fit to participate all rational delight. Milton.
2. To impart, or give, or share of. [Obs.] Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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