partake
verb
[ pɑːˈteɪk ]
• eat or drink (something).
• "he partook of a well-earned drink"
Similar:
consume,
have,
eat,
drink,
take,
devour,
polish off,
ingest,
tuck into,
wolf down,
dispose of,
get outside of,
get one's laughing gear round,
• join in (an activity).
• "visitors can partake in golfing or clay pigeon shooting"
Similar:
participate in,
take part in,
engage in,
enter into,
join in,
get involved in,
share in,
play a part in,
contribute to,
have a hand in,
have something to do with,
• be characterized by (a quality).
• "the birth of twins became an event which partook of the mythic"
Origin:
mid 16th century: back-formation from earlier partaker ‘person who takes a part’.
