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partake v. t. (past partook; past part. partaken; pres. part. partaking)

To partake of; to have a part or share in; to share. "Let every one partake the general joy."

To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a part to. (Obs.)

To distribute; to communicate. (Obs.)

Partake v. i. (past partook; past part. partaken; pres. part. partaking)

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." "When I against myself with thee partake."

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."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... this period, i.e., throughout the second and first centuries B.C., the Roman dominion was spreading over Greek territory, and the structures erected subsequent to the conquest partake of the Roman character and mingle Roman conceptions with Greek details and vice vers. The temple of the Olympian Zeus at Athens (Fig. 39), amighty dipteral Corinthian edifice measuring 354 by 171 feet, standing on a vast terrace or temenos surrounded by a buttressed ...

— A Text-Book of the History of Architecture - Seventh Edition, revised • Alfred D. F. Hamlin

... carols were heard in every street, when every house was decorated with evergreens, and every table was loaded with good cheer. At that season all hearts not utterly destitute of kindness were enlarged and softened. At that season the poor were admitted to partake largely of the overflowings of the wealth of the rich, whose bounty was peculiarly acceptable on account of the shortness of the days and of the severity of the weather. At that season, the interval between landlord and tenant, master and servant, was less ...

— The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 1 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay

... there are big farm-houses with timber-framed barns and many orchards bearing a profusion of blossom near the roadside. A small farm perched above the road and quite out of sight, invites the thirsty passer-by to turn aside up a steep path to partake of cider or coffee. It is a simple, almost bare room where the refreshment is served, but its quaintness and shadowy coolness are most refreshing. The fireplace has an open hearth with a wood fire which can soon be blown into a blaze by the big bellows that hang against the chimney corner. A ...

— Normandy, Complete - The Scenery & Romance Of Its Ancient Towns • Gordon Home

... before. She was not a philosopher who must analyze everything. She widely differed from some prudent people who must take an emotion to pieces, and resolve it into its original elements, and thus be sure that it is properly caused and wholesome before enjoying it. Many seem to partake of life's pleasures as did the members of the royal family of their feasts, in the days of the ancient Roman empire, when it was feared that poison ...

— From Jest to Earnest • E. P. Roe

... buffet supper instead of a dinner. All the guests partake of this refreshment. On a long table, decorated with flowers, are salads, sandwiches, ices, jellies and fruits which may be partaken of throughout the entire evening. Sometimes hot bouillon is also ...

— Book of Etiquette • Lillian Eichler

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