partake

Definition of Partake in English :

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Verb

1. partake

have some of the qualities or attributes of something

2. partake, partake in, share

have, give, or receive a share of

Example Sentences:
'We shared the cake'

3. partake, touch

consume

Example Sentences:
'She didn't touch her food all night'

touch

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Partake

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verb -takes, -taking, -took or -taken (mainly intr)

1. (foll by in)

to have a share; participate

to partake in the excitement

2. (foll by of)

to take or receive a portion, esp of food or drink

each partook of the food offered to him

3. (foll by of)

to suggest or have some of the quality (of)

music partaking of sadness

4. (transitive) archaic

to share in

Partake

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verb intransitiveWord forms: parˈtook, parˈtaken, parˈtaking

1.

to take part (in an activity); participate

2.

to take a portion or take some; specif., to eat or drink something, esp. in company with others

usually with of

3.

to have or show a trace (of); have some of the qualities (of)

Partake

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v. par·took (-tk), par·tak·en (-tākən), par·tak·ing, par·takes

v.intr.

1. To take or have a part or share; participate: partake in the celebration.

2. To take or be given part or portion: The guests partook of a delicious dinner.

3. To share some of the properties of something else: "Each tale partakes of its creator's poetic imagination" (Charles Scribner III).

v.tr.

Archaic To take or have a part in; share in.

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