partaken

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: pär-tā′kən
  • IPA^(key): /pɑːˈteɪ.kən/

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  • IPA^(key): /pɑɹˈteɪ.kən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪkən
• Hyphenation: par‧ta‧ken

Verb

partaken

1. past participle of partake
   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 93:

     The human heart was never made for solitude; thoughts were meant to be expressed, feelings meant to be partaken.