participate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin participatus, pp. of participare (“‘to take part in, share in, give part in, impart’”) < Latin particeps (“‘taking part in, sharing in’”) < pars (“‘part’”) + capere (“‘to take’”); see part and capable.

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[edit] Verb

to participate (third-person singular simple present participates, present participle participating, simple past and past participle participated)

1. To join in, to take part, to involve oneself.

[edit] Related terms

• participant
• participation
• participative
• participator
• participatory
• participial
• participle

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[edit] External links

• participate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• participate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911