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In some senses, partake is marked as formal, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
partake
/pɑɹˈteɪk/
verb 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
most
VERB + PARTAKE
don't, want
PARTAKE + NOUN
coffee, faculty, food, jessie
PREP.
in
Definitions
verb
1
To take part in an activity; to participate.
Brutes partake in this faculty.
2
To take a share or portion.
Will you partake of some food?
The steak and chips partaken of for lunch seemed now to belong to another decade. He regretfully recognized the fact that he would not make a success of a hunger strike.
3
To have something of the properties, character, or office.
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
The people are encouraged to perceive their liberation in historic terms and to trust that new events will partake of past glories.
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Brutes partake in this faculty.
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Will you partake of some food?
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The steak and chips partaken of for lunch seemed now to belong to another decade. He regretfully recognized the fact that he would not make a success of a hunger strike.
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All the students will partake in the play.
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Finally he invited all and sundry to partake of the cake and all.
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Though most adults partake, Jessie eschews coffee.
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