partake

CEFRC1

/pɑɹˈteɪk/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To take part in an activity or have some food or drink.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To have something of the properties, character, or office.

Examples

  • All the students will partake in the play.

  • Finally he invited all and sundry to partake of the cake and all.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To take a share or portion.

  2. To take part in an activity; to participate.

More examples

In context

  • Will you partake of some food?

  • 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

  • Brutes partake in this faculty.

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Origin

verb

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”).