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par·tici·pate (pär tis′ə pāt′)
intransitive verb participated -·pat′ed, participating -·pat′·ing
to have or take a part or share with others (in some activity, enterprise, etc.)
Etymology: < L participatus, pp. of participare < pars, part + capere, to take: see have
transitive verb
Rare to have or take a part or share in
Related Forms:
- participation par·tic′i·pa′·tion noun or participance par·tic′i·pance
- participative par·tic′i·pa′·tive adjective
- participator par·tic′i·pa′·tor noun
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