Par*tic"i*pate (?), a. [L.
participatus, p. p. of participare to participate;
pars, partis, part + capere to take. See
Part, and Capacious.] Acting in common;
participating. [R.] Shak.
Par*tic"i*pate (?), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Participated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Participating.] To have a share in common
with others; to take a part; to partake; -- followed by in,
formely by of; as, to participate in a debate.
Shak.
So would he participateof their
wants.
Hayward.
Mine may come when men
With angels may participate.
Milton.
Par*tic"i*pate, v. t. 1.
To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.]
Fit to participate all rational
delight.
Milton.
2. To impart, or give, or share of.
[Obs.] Drayton.
