participate

/pɑrˈtɪs·əˌpeɪt/ v [I]

Definition

› to be or become involved in an activity: The teacher tries to get everyone to participate in the classroom discussion. participation

/pɑrˌtɪs·əˈpeɪ·ʃən/ n [U] › Participation in the program was voluntary. participatory /pɑrˈtɪs·ə·pəˌtɔr·i/, /-ˌtoʊr·i/ adj › Participatory sports are becoming more popular.

(Definition of participate v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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partake v
partial adj NOT COMPLETE
partial adj PREFERENCE
partiality n
participant n
participate v
participle n
particle n
particular adj CAREFUL
particular adj SPECIAL
particularly adv

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