participate

English

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in (in) something).
  • (obsolete) To share, share in (something).
  • (obsolete) To share (something) with (with) others; to transfer (something) to (to) or unto (unto) others.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin participare (share in, take part in, give part in, impart) root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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