Participate

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /pɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

Definitions

1. To take part in an activity or event along with others
2. To engage actively in an event or activity together with others in a collaborative manner
3. To join in an activity or event, sharing involvement with a group or community

Etymology: The idea behind "participate" is literally a matter of taking a piece of something. The Latin "particeps" was built from "pars," meaning "part," and "-ceps," from a root meaning "taker," so it described someone who takes a share in something. Latin speakers then used "participō" to mean to share in or impart a portion of something to others, and English borrowed the verb from its past participle form, "participātus." English was not the first to find this idea worth copying. Long before the Latin verb reached English, Old English speakers had coined "dǣlniman," which translated the same notion using their own words for "part" and "take." That older native version eventually faded, and the Latin-derived term took over.

Synonyms: join, engage, take part, contribute, enter

Antonyms: withdraw, leave, avoid, shun