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participate
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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɑːrˈtɪsɪpeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pär tis′ə pāt′)
- Inflections of 'participate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
- participates
- v 3rd person singular
- participating
- v pres p
- participated
- v past
- participated
- v past p
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026par•tic•i•pate /pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [no object], -pat•ed, -pat•ing.
- to take part or have a share, as with others:to participate in a conversation.
par•tic•i•pa•tion /pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]active participation in the project.
par•tic•i•pa•tive, adj.
par•tic•i•pa•tor, n. [countable]See -cep-, -par-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026par•tic•i•pate
(pär tis′ə pāt′),USA pronunciation v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. v.i. - to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake;
share (usually fol. by in):to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
v.t. - [Archaic.]to take or have a part or share in;
partake in;
share.
- Latin participātus (past participle of participāre to share), equivalent. to particip- (stem of particeps) taking part, partner (see participle) + -ātus -ate1
- 1525–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
participate /pɑːˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt/ vb - (intransitive) often followed by in: to take part, be or become actively involved, or share (in)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin participāre, from pars part + capere to takeparˈticipant adj , n parˌticiˈpation n parˈticiˌpator n parˈticipatory adj
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