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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Partake

Par-tāke',, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. PARTOOK; p. p. PARTAKEN; p. pr. & vb. n. PARTAKING.] [From part and take, q. v. Cf. PARBOIL.] 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, but less properly by in. How far brutes partake in this faculty it is not easy to determine. Locke. 2. To have something of the properties, nature, 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. 3. To be admitted; not to be excluded.

Par-tāke', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. 1. To have a part in; to share. My royal father lives: Let every one partake the general joy. Dryden.

Sense 2. To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a part to with others. [Obs.] Spenser.

Sense 3. To share out; to distribute; to communicate; to give a part of. [Obs.] Your exultation partake to every one. Shak.