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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PARTA'KE, v.i. pret. partook; pp. partaken. [part and take.]
1. To take a part, portion or share in common with others; to have a share or part; to participate; usually followed by of, sometimes less properly by in. All men partake of the common bounties of Providence. Clodius was at the feast,but could not partake of the enjoyments.
2. To have something of the property, nature, claim or right.
The attorney of the duchy of Lancaster partakes partly of a judge, and partly of an attorney general.
3. To be admitted; not to be excluded.
PARTA'KE, v.t. To have a part in; to share.
My royal father lives;
Let every one partake the general joy.
[This is probably elliptical, of being omitted.]
1. To admit to a part. [Not used.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: have some of the qualities or attributes of something
2: have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn: partake, share, partake in]
3: consume; "She didn't touch her food all night" [syn: partake, touch]

Merriam Webster's

verb (partook; partaken; -taking) Etymology: back-formation from partaker, alteration of part taker Date: 1561 intransitive verb 1. to take part in or experience something along with others <partake in the revelry> <partake of the good life> 2. to have a portion (as of food or drink) 3. to possess or share a certain nature or attribute <the experience partakes of a mystical quality> transitive verb to take part in Synonyms: see share • partaker noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. (past partook; past part. partaken) 1 (foll. by of, in) take a share or part. 2 (foll. by of) eat or drink some or colloq. all (of a thing). 3 (foll. by of) have some (of a quality etc.) (their manner partook of insolence). Derivatives: partakable adj. partaker n. Etymology: 16th c.: back-form. f. partaker, partaking = part-taker etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Partake Par*take", v. t. 1. To partake of; to have a part or share in; to share. Let every one partake the general joy. --Driden. 2. To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a part to. [Obs.] --Spencer. 3. To distribute; to communicate. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Partake Par*take", v. i. [imp. Partook; p. p. Partaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Partaking.] [Part + take.] 1. 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. ``Brutes partake in this faculty.'' --Locke. When I against myself with thee partake. --Shak. 2. To have something of the properties, character, or office; -- usually followed by of. The attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster partakes partly of a judge, and partly of an attorney-general. --Bacon.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(partakes, partaking, partook, partaken) 1. If you partake of food or drink, you eat or drink some of it. (FORMAL) They were happy to partake of our feast, but not to share our company. VERB: V of n 2. If you partake in an activity, you take part in it. (FORMAL) You will probably be asked about whether you partake in very vigorous sports. = participate VERB: V in n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. n. Participate, share, have a share of, take a part of, have a part of, participate in. II. v. a. Share, partake of, participate in, have a part of, take a part of.

Moby Thesaurus

acquire, be enfranchised, be implicated in, bear a hand, break bread, catch up, chip in, claim, clap hands on, clasp, claw, clench, clinch, clutch, contribute, count calories, diet, drain off, draw off, eat, embrace, enter into, evoke, fall to, fare, feed, get, get hold of, glom on to, go into, grab, grab hold of, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, have suffrage, help decide, hint at, hug, hunger, imply, intimate, join, join in, lay hands on, lay hold of, loot, make the scene, nail, nip, nip up, palm, partake in, partake of, participate, participate in, pillage, pitch in, pocket, possess, pull an oar, receive, relish, savor, seize, share, share in, sit in, sit in on, snap up, snatch, steal, suggest, take, take by assault, take by storm, take hold of, take part in, take possession, taste, vote, whip up