partake

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge (“a sharing; partaking”), a calque of Latin particeps (“participating”); equivalent to part +‎ take. Compare take part. In the sense of taking a share or portion of something, displaced native Old English onbītan (“to taste of, to partake of”). === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: pär-tāk', IPA(key): /pɑɹˈteɪk/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pär-tāk', IPA(key): /pɑːˈteɪk/ Rhymes: -eɪk Hyphenation: par‧take === Verb === partake (third-person singular simple present partakes, present participle partaking, simple past partook, past participle partaken) (intransitive) (formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in] (formal) To take a share or portion. [with of or in] (archaic) To have something of the properties, character, or office. [with of] c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers the Attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster , who partakes of both qualities, partly of a judge in the court, and partly of an attorney-general ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====