participate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb share in something
    take part.
  2. verb become a participant; be involved in
    enter.
    • enter a race
    • enter an agreement
    • enter a drug treatment program
    • enter negotiations

WordNet

Par*tic"i*pate adjective
Etymology
L. participatus, p.p. of participare to participate; pars, partis, part + capere to take. See Part, and Capacious.
Definitions
  1. Acting in common; participating. R. Shak.
Par*tic"i*pate intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Participated ; present participle & verbal noun Participating
Definitions
  1. Tj have a share in common with others; to take a part; to partake; -- followed by in, formely by of; as, to participate in a debate. Shak.
    So would he participateof their wants. Hayward.
    Mine may come when men With angels may participate. Milton.
Par*tic"i*pate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. R.
    Fit to participate all rational delight. Milton.
  2. To impart, or give, or share of. Obs. Drayton.

Webster 1913