Antonyms for partake


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pahr-teyk
Phonetic Transcription : pɑrˈteɪk


Definition of partake

Origin :
  • 1560s, back-formation from Middle English part-taking (late 14c.), or part-taker (c.1400), both translations of Latin particeps "participant" (n.), also "sharing, partaking" (see participation). Related: Partook; partaking.
  • verb eat, share
Example sentences :
  • Dost think I can let thee go into a danger I do not partake?
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Each day it is spread, and each year there are more Bears to partake of it.
  • Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
  • What if Benedetta, what if Dario should partake of that fruit?
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • If you are hungry, come in and partake of the liberal plenty the castle affords.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Partake then, my Imogen, in those refreshments we have prepared for your gratification.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • They tend to partake of the methods of pictorial caricature.
  • Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry
  • She lays the tray before her son and invites me to partake of the repast.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Then we will begin at the beginning:—If one is, can one be, and not partake of being?
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • Again, the not-one cannot partake of the one; otherwise it would not have been not-one, but would have been in some way one.
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
  • And inasmuch as they all partake of limit, they are all affected in the same way.
  • Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato

Synonyms for partake

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