'Participate' definitions:

Definition of 'participate'

From: WordNet
verb
Share in something [syn: participate, take part]
verb
Become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" [syn: enter, participate] [ant: chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel]

Definition of 'Participate'

From: GCIDE
  • Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, a. [L. participatus, p. p. of participare to participate; pars, partis, part + capere to take. See Part, and Capacious.] Acting in common; participating. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Participate'

From: GCIDE
  • Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Participated; p. pr. & vb. n. Participating.] To have a share in common with others; to take a part; to play a role; to partake; -- followed by in, formerly by of; as, to participate in a debate; to participate in a discussion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • So would he participate of their wants. --Hayward. [1913 Webster]
  • Mine may come when men With angels may participate. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Participate'

From: GCIDE
  • Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, v. t.
  • 1. To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Fit to participate all rational delight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To impart, or give, or share of. [Obs.] --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'participate'

From: Moby Thesaurus