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participate verb [ pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt ]

• take part in an action or endeavour.
• "thousands participated in a nationwide strike"
Similar: take part, engage, join, get involved, share, play a part, play a role, be a participant, partake, cooperate, help, assist, lend a hand, go in for, contribute to, be associated with, associate oneself with, have a hand in, have something to do with, be (a) party to, get in on the act, pitch in,
• have or possess (a particular quality).
• "both members participate of harmony"
Origin: late 15th century: from Latin participat- ‘shared in’, from the verb participare, based on pars, part- ‘part’ + capere ‘take’.


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