PARTAKE


Meaning of PARTAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pär-ˈtāk, pər- ]

verb

( par·took -ˈtu̇k ; par·tak·en -ˈtā-kən ; -tak·ing )

Etymology: back-formation from partaker, alteration of part taker

Date: 1561

intransitive verb

1. : to take part in or experience something along with others

partake in the revelry

partake of the good life

2. : to have a portion (as of food or drink)

3. : to possess or share a certain nature or attribute

the experience partake s of a mystical quality

transitive verb

: to take part in

Synonyms: see share

• par·tak·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.