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Added 8 October 2026

partake

/pɑɹˈteɪk/ verb

In Latin: participō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about partake at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Have some of the qualities or attributes of something.
Have, give, or receive a share of.
We shared the cake
Consume.
She didn't touch her food all night

Origin

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”).

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