{v.}, {formal} 1. To take some of; receive a share of; eat. * /He partook of ordinary country fare as he traveled./ 2. To have the same qualities as; show the characteristics of. * /Her way of cooking partook of both Italian and American habits./
PARTAKE OF
Meaning of PARTAKE OF in English
Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012