partake in

Related to partake in: in favor of, gloat, get stuck, Held Back, gave way

partake in

To share or participate in some activity. It has recently come to light that the senator partook in secret meetings with foreign spies. I do not partake in spreading rumors, thank you very much.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

partake in something

to participate in something. Valerie does not care to partake in those childish games. I would like to partake in the fun.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

partake in

v.
To participate in some activity; share in something: The reporter criticized the company that partook in the secret meeting with government officials.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • partake
  • partook
  • stay for
  • stay for (something)
  • partake of
  • partake of (something)
  • take (someone or something) for (something)
  • move (the) deckchairs on the Titanic
  • rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic
  • shift (the) deckchairs on the Titanic
References in periodicals archive
At times it includes the hours in which young girls go out or the social activities that they are allowed to partake in.
BEIRUT: Labor Minister Mohammad Fneish met Tuesday with the International Labor Organization (ILO) general director, Juan Somafia, who is currently visiting Lebanon to partake in the Arab Employment Forum organized by ILO and the Arab Labor Organization.
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is currently on his way to Tunisia to partake in the Arab Summit scheduled on Sunday.
Summary: ORAN (Algeria)- Twelve Energy ministers will partake in the 16th edition of the International Conference on Liquefied Natural Gas, which will be held in Oran (432-km west of Algiers) from 18 to 21 April 2009
The Kuwaiti special needs' shooter, Atef Al-Dosari, qualifies to partake in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games ABU DHABI, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- The Kuwaiti special needs' shooter, Atef Al-Dosari, has qualified to partake in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, said Chairman of Kuwait Sports Club for the Disabled Shafi Al-Hajri on Thursday.
Download (Update) Hajj Hassan, Zoayter arrive in Syria to partake in Damascus International Fair NNA - Industry Minister, Hussein Hajj Hassan, and Agriculture Minister, Ghazi Zoayter, on Wednesday afternoon arrived in Syria to hold talks with Syrian officials and to partake in the Damascus International Fair, at the invitation of Syria's Trade and Foreign Trade Minister Mohammed Samer Al-Khalil.
Summary: Twenty-five Algerian companies will partake in the international industrial subcontracting show (MIDEST 2009), scheduled from 17 to 20 November in Paris, organizers announced.
Representative of H.H the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah heads to Saudi to partake in Royal Family's funeral KUWAIT, Dec 24 (KUNA) -- Representative of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Monday headed to Saudi Arabia to partake in the funeral of Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
NNA - Future Deputy Kazem Kheir announced Friday that the bloc would not partake in a Parliament session called forth by House Speaker Nabih Berri, arguing lawmakers are not entitled to meet at the House when the government has resigned.
Some 60 exhibitors, including 37 car dealers, will partake in the 13th International car show of Algiers, which gets underway on Wednesday at the capital's exhibitions centre (SAFEX), its organizers announced on Tuesday.
VATICAN CITY, Dec 6 (KUNA) -- Pope Francis will pay an unprecedented visit to the United Arab Emirates in February to partake in "an international dialogue among religions," the Vatican said on Thursday.
NNA - 24/9/2012 National Education and Higher Learning Minister Hassan Diab left Beirut on Monday, heading to the Jordanian capital, Amman, to partake in the forum for senior educational policy makers in the Arab countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean.
Summary: More than 250 participants representing 30 African and Asian countries are expected as from Monday in Kampala (Uganda) to partake in the fifth Africa-Asia Business Forum (FAAA)
Kuwait's National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim heads to Antalya, Turkey, to partake in the third meeting of the Speakers of the Eurasia countries.
NNA - 7/3/2011 "National Struggle Front" Head, Deputy Walid Joumblat stressed that Progressive Socialist Party shall not partake in March 13th commemoration.