partake

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.

• (General American) enPR: pär-tāk', IPA^(key): /pɑɹˈteɪk/

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• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pär-tāk', IPA^(key): /pɑːˈteɪk/
• Rhymes: -eɪk
• Hyphenation: par‧take

partake (third-person singular simple present partakes, present participle partaking, simple past partook, past participle partaken)

1. (intransitive, formal) To take part in an activity; to participate.
   • 1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC:

     Brutes partake in this faculty.

2. (intransitive) To take a share or portion (of or in).

   Will you partake of some food?

3. (intransitive, archaic) To have something of the properties, character, or office (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

   • 2001, David L. Lieber and Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1107:

     The people are encouraged to perceive their liberation in historic terms and to trust that new events will partake of past glories.