Partake
[pɑː'teɪk] or [pɑr'tek]
Definition
(verb.) have, give, or receive a share of; 'We shared the cake'.
(verb.) have some of the qualities or attributes of something.
(verb.) consume; 'She didn't touch her food all night'.
Checked by Gwen--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with others; to have a share or part; to participate; to share; as, to partake of a feast with others.
(v. i.) To have something of the properties, character, or office; -- usually followed by of.
(v. t.) To partake of; to have a part or share in; to share.
(v. t.) To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a part to.
(v. t.) To distribute; to communicate.
Typist: Ruth
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Share, partake of, participate in, have a part of, take a part of.
Checked by Aron
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Share, participate, accept, derive
ANT:Forfeit, relinquish, forego, cede, yield, afford
Typed by Carlyle
Definition
v.i. to take or have a part either absolutely or with of or in before the thing shared as food &c.: to have something of the nature or properties &c.: to be admitted: (Shak.) to make common cause.—v.t. to have a part in: to share: (Shak.) to communicate:—pr.p. partā′king; pa.t. partook′; pa.p. partā′ken.—ns. Partā′ker one who shares in along with others: a partner: an accomplice; Partā′king a sharing: (law) a combination in an evil design.
Typist: Owen
Examples
- If the guests chose to partake of what was served, he saw no objection; but it was served for the maintenance of his rank. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Some of the office employees would also drop in once in a while, and as everybody present was always welcome to partake of the midnight meal, we all enjoyed these gatherings. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Otherwise, his seeming attention, his docility, his memorizings and reproductions, will partake of intellectual servility. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- She made it her task to attend the sick, comfort the sorrowing, assist the aged, and partake the sports and awaken the gaiety of the young. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Will you partake, sir? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It being one of Mr Wegg's guiding rules in life always to partake, he says he will. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And he added: So far as the central essence of this feeling goes, no healthy minded person, it seems to me, can help to some degree partaking of it. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- And yet, my friend, sensible and judicious as you are, but partaking of the general infatuation, you seemed to believe it. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- My dear child,' said her father, 'the idea of your partaking of such lowly fare! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Partaking of the essence of each, it will one day be better than either--stronger, much purer, more aspiring. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Conceive mind as anything but one factor partaking along with others in the production of consequences, and it becomes meaningless. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Still it is perfectly natural to desire that our friends and those we respect should sanction our affections by partaking of our admiration. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Even dear Mr. Godfrey partakes of the fallen nature which we all inherit from Adam--it is a very small share of our human legacy, but, alas! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This intermediate or contingent matter is and is not at the same time, and partakes both of existence and of non-existence. Plato. The Republic.
- But for an active being, a being who partakes of the consequences instead of standing aloof from them, there is at the same time a personal response. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I suppose he wants to make out that Melnos is a barbaric place, and that this cruise partakes of the nature of a journey into Darkest Africa. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Then the art of war partakes of them? Plato. The Republic.
- All imitative art is subject to certain limitations, and therefore necessarily partakes of the nature of a compromise. Plato. The Republic.
- My father directed our studies, and my mother partook of our enjoyments. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- How she watched her as she partook of it! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The other appointments of the mansion partook of the rude simplicity of the Saxon period, which Cedric piqued himself upon maintaining. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Maurice was neither Keats nor Heine, yet partook of the nature of both. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The space interposed between myself and them partook of that expansion, and our marshes were any distance off. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Miss Lavinia and Miss Clarissa partook, in their way, of my joy. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But, my friends, have we partaken of anything else? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I asked, when I had partaken of what she offered me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Sam was up betimes next day, and having partaken of a hasty breakfast, prepared to return to London. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The umpires having partaken of a dram, shook hands and departed, as they had to drive out of town that night. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- We lived far more in the garden than under a roof: classes were held, and meals partaken of, in the grand berceau. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I was aware that Mr. Wopsle had not succeeded in reviving the Drama, but, on the contrary, had rather partaken of its decline. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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