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par·tic·i·pate
(pär-tĭs′ə-pāt′)intr.v. par·tic·i·pat·ed, par·tic·i·pat·ing, par·tic·i·pates
1. To be active or involved in something; take part: participated in the festivities.
2. To share in something: If only I could participate in your good fortune.
[Latin participāre, participāt-, from particeps, particip-, partaker : pars, part-, part; see part + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]
par·tic′i·pa′tive adj.
par·tic′i·pa′tor n.
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participate
(pɑːˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt)vb
(often foll by: in) to take part, be or become actively involved, or share (in)
[C16: from Latin participāre, from pars part + capere to take]
parˈticipant adj, n
parˌticiˈpation n
parˈticiˌpator n
parˈticipatory adj
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par•tic•i•pate
(pɑrˈtɪs əˌpeɪt)v. -pat•ed, -pat•ing. v.i.
1. to take part or have a share, as with others (usu. fol. by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a conversation.
v.t. 2. Archaic. to share.
[1525–35; < Latin participātus, past participle of participāre to share, derivative of particeps taking part, partner (see participle); see -ate1]
par•tic′i•pa`tive, adj.
par•tic′i•pa`tor, n.
par•tic′i•pa•to`ry (-pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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participate
Past participle: participated
Gerund: participating
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Verb | 1. | participate - share in something act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" partake in - be active in |
2. | participate - become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" jump - enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game" |
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participate
verb take part, be involved, engage, perform, join, enter into, partake, have a hand, get in on the act, be a party to, be a participant Over half the population of the country participate in sport.
boycott, opt out of, refrain from, abstain from, forsake, pass up, forgo, forswear, take no part in
boycott, opt out of, refrain from, abstain from, forsake, pass up, forgo, forswear, take no part in
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participate
verb2. To have a share, as in an act or result; have a hand in:
Idiom: take part.
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Translations
يَشْتَرِكيَشتَرِكُ فِي
účastnit sezúčastnit se
deltage
osallistua
sudjelovati
közreműködikrészt vesz
taka òátt í
参加する
참가하다
dalyvavimas
piedalīties
participa
sodelovatiudeležiti se
delta
มีส่วนร่วม
tham gia
participate
[pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt] VI → participar, tomar parte (in en) participating countries → países mpl participantesto participate in a sport → practicar un deporte
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
participate
[pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt] vi → participerparticipate in
vt fus [+ activity, debate, discussion] → participer àOver half the population participate in sport → Plus de la moitié de la population participe à une activité sportive.
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participate
vi
(= take part) → sich beteiligen, teilnehmen (→ in an +dat); to participate in sport (Sch) → am Schulsport teilnehmen; the council was accused of participating in a housing swindle → man beschuldigte die Stadtverwaltung der Beteiligung an einem Bauschwindel; participating country (of EU etc) → Teilnehmerland nt
(= share) → beteiligt sein (→ in an +dat); to participate in somebody’s sorrow → an jds Kummer (dat) → Anteil nehmen
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participate
(paːˈtisipeit) verb to be one of a group of people actively doing something. Did you participate in the discussion?
parˌticiˈpation nounparˈticipant, parˈticipator nouns
a person who participates (in a particular activity). the participants in the Olympic Games.
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participate
→ يَشتَرِكُ فِي účastnit se deltage teilnehmen συμμετέχω participar osallistua participer sudjelovati partecipare 参加する 참가하다 deelnemen delta wziąć udział participar участвовать delta มีส่วนร่วม katılmak tham gia 参与Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
participate
v. participar, tomar parte.
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