'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
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
- be enfranchised,
- be implicated in,
- bear a hand,
- chip in,
- contribute,
- contribute to,
- engage in,
- enter into,
- go into,
- have suffrage,
- help decide,
- join,
- join in,
- make the scene,
- partake,
- partake in,
- partake of,
- participate in,
- pull an oar,
- share in,
- sit in,
- sit in on,
- take part in,
- vote