participate

Pronunciation: /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/

The English word “participate” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
To share, to take part in (something).
To share (something) with others; to transfer (something) to or unto others.

adjective

Acting in common; participating.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin participātus, the perfect passive participle of participō (“to take part in, share in, give part in, impart”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from particeps (“taking part (in), sharing (in); someone who takes part (in)”, particip- in compounds), from pars (“part”, part- in compounds) + -ceps (“which takes, taker”), literally “(someone) who…

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