Associations to the word «Participate»

Wiktionary

PARTICIPATE, verb. (intransitive) To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something). [from 16th c.]
PARTICIPATE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To share, share in (something). [16th-19th c.]
PARTICIPATE, verb. (obsolete) To share (something) with others; to transfer (something) to or unto others. [16th-18th c.]
PARTICIPATE, adjective. (obsolete) Acting in common; participating.

Dictionary definition

PARTICIPATE, verb. Share in something.
PARTICIPATE, verb. Become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats