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par·tic·i·pate

(pär-tĭs′ə-pāt′)
intr.v. par·tic·i·pat·ed, par·tic·i·pat·ing, par·tic·i·pates
1. To be active or involved in something; take part: participated in the festivities.
2. To share in something: If only I could participate in your good fortune.

[Latin participāre, participāt-, from particeps, particip-, partaker : pars, part-, part; see part + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

par·tic′i·pa′tive adj.
par·tic′i·pa′tor n.
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participate

(pɑːˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt)
vb
(often foll by: in) to take part, be or become actively involved, or share (in)
[C16: from Latin participāre, from pars part + capere to take]
parˈticipant adj, n
parˌticiˈpation n
parˈticiˌpator n
parˈticipatory adj
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par•tic•i•pate

(pɑrˈtɪs əˌpeɪt)

v. -pat•ed, -pat•ing. v.i.
1. to take part or have a share, as with others (usu. fol. by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a conversation.
v.t.
2. Archaic. to share.
[1525–35; < Latin participātus, past participle of participāre to share, derivative of particeps taking part, partner (see participle); see -ate 1]
par•tic′i•pa`tive, adj.
par•tic′i•pa`tor, n.
par•tic′i•pa•to`ry (-pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
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participate


Past participle: participated
Gerund: participating

Imperative
participate
participate
Present
I participate
you participate
he/she/it participates
we participate
you participate
they participate
Preterite
I participated
you participated
he/she/it participated
we participated
you participated
they participated
Present Continuous
I am participating
you are participating
he/she/it is participating
we are participating
you are participating
they are participating
Present Perfect
I have participated
you have participated
he/she/it has participated
we have participated
you have participated
they have participated
Past Continuous
I was participating
you were participating
he/she/it was participating
we were participating
you were participating
they were participating
Past Perfect
I had participated
you had participated
he/she/it had participated
we had participated
you had participated
they had participated
Future
I will participate
you will participate
he/she/it will participate
we will participate
you will participate
they will participate
Future Perfect
I will have participated
you will have participated
he/she/it will have participated
we will have participated
you will have participated
they will have participated
Future Continuous
I will be participating
you will be participating
he/she/it will be participating
we will be participating
you will be participating
they will be participating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been participating
you have been participating
he/she/it has been participating
we have been participating
you have been participating
they have been participating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been participating
you will have been participating
he/she/it will have been participating
we will have been participating
you will have been participating
they will have been participating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been participating
you had been participating
he/she/it had been participating
we had been participating
you had been participating
they had been participating
Conditional
I would participate
you would participate
he/she/it would participate
we would participate
you would participate
they would participate
Past Conditional
I would have participated
you would have participated
he/she/it would have participated
we would have participated
you would have participated
they would have participated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. participate - share in something
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
partake in - be active in
2. participate - become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
jump - enter eagerly into; "He jumped into the game"
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participate

verb take part, be involved, engage, perform, join, enter into, partake, have a hand, get in on the act, be a party to, be a participant Over half the population of the country participate in sport.
boycott, opt out of, refrain from, abstain from, forsake, pass up, forgo, forswear, take no part in
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participate

verb
1. To involve oneself in (an activity):
Idiom: take part.
2. To have a share, as in an act or result; have a hand in:
Idiom: take part.
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Translations
يَشْتَرِكيَشتَرِكُ فِي
účastnit sezúčastnit se
deltage
osallistua
sudjelovati
közreműködikrészt vesz
taka òátt í
参加する
참가하다
dalyvavimas
piedalīties
participa
sodelovatiudeležiti se
delta
มีส่วนร่วม
tham gia

participate

[pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt] VIparticipar, tomar parte (in en) participating countriespaíses mpl participantes
to participate in a sportpracticar un deporte
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participate

[pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt] viparticiper
participate in
vt fus [+ activity, debate, discussion] → participer à
Over half the population participate in sport → Plus de la moitié de la population participe à une activité sportive.
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participate

vi
(= take part)sich beteiligen, teilnehmen (→ in an +dat); to participate in sport (Sch) → am Schulsport teilnehmen ; the council was accused of participating in a housing swindleman beschuldigte die Stadtverwaltung der Beteiligung an einem Bauschwindel; participating country (of EU etc) → Teilnehmerland nt
(= share)beteiligt sein (→ in an +dat); to participate in somebody’s sorrowan jds Kummer (dat)Anteil nehmen
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participate

[pɑːˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt] vi to participate (in)partecipare (a), prendere parte (a)
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participate

(paːˈtisipeit) verb
to be one of a group of people actively doing something. Did you participate in the discussion? deelneem يَشْتَرِك участвам participar zúčastnit se teilnehmen deltage συμμετέχω participar osalema شرکت کردن osallistua participer (à) לְהִשתַתֵף भाग लेना imati udjela, sudjelovati részt vesz berperan serta taka þátt í partecipare 参加する 참가하다 dalyvauti piedalīties menyertai deelnemen delta, ta del brać udział, uczestniczyć برخه اخيستل، ګډون كول participar a par­ticipa (la) участвовать zúčastniť sa udeležiti se učestvovat delta มีส่วนร่วม katılmak 參加 брати участь حصہ لينا tham dự 参加
parˌticiˈpation noun
deelname إشْتِراك، مُشارَكَه участие participação účast die Teilnahme deltagelse συμμετοχή participación osavõtt مشارکت osallistuminen participation השתתפות भाग लेने वाला sudjelovanje részvétel peran serta þátttaka partecipazione 参加 참가 dalyvavimas piedalīšanās penyertaan deelname deltakelse, medvirkning udział ګډون، برخه اخيستنه participação participare участие účasť udeležba učešće deltagande, medverkan การมีส่วนร่วม katılma, katılım 參加 участь مساہمت، شرکت sự tham dự 参加
parˈticipant, parˈticipator nouns
a person who participates (in a particular activity). the participants in the Olympic Games. deelnemer مُشارِك، مُشْتَرِك участник participante účastník, -ice der/die Teilnehmer(in) deltager συμμετέχων, διαγωνιζόμενος participante osavõtja شرکت کننده osallistuja participant/-ante משתתף भाग लेने वाला sudionik rész(t)vevő pemeran serta þátttakandi partecipante 参加者 참가자 dalyvis []dalībnieks peserta deelnemer deltaker uczestnik برخه اخيستونكى participante parti­ci­pant участник účastník, -čka udeleženec učesnik deltagare ผู้มีส่วนร่วม katılımcı 參加者 учасник شريک ہونے والا شخص người tham dự 参加者
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participate

يَشتَرِكُ فِي účastnit se deltage teilnehmen συμμετέχω participar osallistua participer sudjelovati partecipare 参加する 참가하다 deelnemen delta wziąć udział participar участвовать delta มีส่วนร่วม katılmak tham gia 参与
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participate

v. participar, tomar parte.
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The names of the participators in the deeds of blood and violence done under the name of religion were kept profoundly secret.
It was an interesting event to the younger inhabitants of Marlott, though its real interest was not observed by the participators in the ceremony.
For it is to be considered that this passion of which we speak, though it begin with the young, yet forsakes not the old, or rather suffers no one who is truly its servant to grow old, but makes the aged participators of it not less than the tender maiden, though in a different and nobler sort.
What is the good of all this beauty and glory to me, when every second, every moment, I cannot but be aware that this little fly which buzzes around my head in the sun's rays--even this little fly is a sharer and participator in all the glory of the universe, and knows its place and is happy in it;--while I--only I, am an outcast, and have been blind to the fact hitherto, thanks to my simplicity!
Suddenly the bird darted out of the tree and away, and instantly he thought of the "fly buzzing about in the sun's rays" that Hippolyte had talked of; how that it knew its place and was a participator in the universal life, while he alone was an "outcast." This picture had impressed him at the time, and he meditated upon it now.
I have noted the struggle between abolitionist and colonizationist, and have received some impressions, as a distant spectator, which could never have occurred to me as a participator.
"And since you, General, have today been so good as to listen to the Baron's complaints, and to enter into his concerns--since you have made yourself a participator in the affair--I have the honour to inform you that, tomorrow morning at the latest, I shall, in my own name, demand of the said Baron a formal explanation as to the reasons which have led him to disregard the fact that the matter lies between him and myself alone, and to put a slight upon me by referring it to another person, as though I were unworthy to answer for my own conduct."
Inglethorp, who had been the participator in the quarrel.
Led by trustee of Muhammad Medical College and Hospital Mirpurkhas Dr Syed Muhammad Razi, participators including hundreds of girls and boys students, teachers and administrative staff of the above college and notables, carrying banners and placards raised slogans in support of Kashmiri people.
Worrying times, but HMRC seem to have a conciliatory approach over repayment terms as they understand EBT participators were not trying to evade tax but merely avoid it with a scheme now shown to be inappropriate.
While gambling has its far-reaching consequences, which the firms admit when they warn participators to 'bet responsibly', it is important for the government to look at the wider picture.
The two other parties who we are told are also secretly negotiating for United are Jeremy Hunt and Michael Gove, distant participators but nevertheless well in the gallop until the fin al challenge.

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