participate
pronunciation
How to pronounce participate in British English:
UK [pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt]
How to pronounce participate in American English:
US [pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt]
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- Verb:
- share in something
- become a participant; be involved in
Word Origin
- participate (v.)
- 1530s, back-formation from participation, or else from Latin participatus, past participle of participare "to share, share in, participate in; to impart," from particeps "partaking, sharing," from parti, past participle of partir "to divide" (see part (n.)) + -cip-, weak form of stem of capere "to take" (see capable). Related: Participated; participating.
Example
- 1. In battle simulations , top officers are sometimes portrayed by surrogates because the actual brass won 't participate .
- 2. They want to participate , not be passive recipients of campaign instructions .
- 3. It 's about our unwillingness to participate in censorship .
- 4. Not all are keen to participate in the new experiment .
- 5. Twenty-five senators do not bother to participate .