Meaning & use
partake
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To take part in an activity, or to eat or drink some of something.
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Every guest was invited to partake in the evening's festivities.
She partook of the feast but declined the wine.
A note on using this word
Often followed by 'in,' or in more formal or old-fashioned usage, 'of'; its past tense 'partook' and past participle 'partaken' are irregular.
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