Antonyms for participating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : pahr-tis-uh-peyt
Phonetic Transcription : pɑrˈtɪs əˌpeɪt


Definition of participating

Origin :
  • 1530s, back-formation from participation, or else from Latin participatus, past participle of participare "to share, share in, participate in; to impart," from particeps "partaking, sharing," from parti, past participle of partir "to divide" (see part (n.)) + -cip-, weak form of stem of capere "to take" (see capable). Related: Participated; participating.
  • verb take part in activity
Example sentences :
  • "It is a grand scene," said the father, participating in his daughter's vivid enjoyment.
  • Extract from : « Eventide » by Effie Afton
  • "True," said Lucullus, participating in the sadness of the other.
  • Extract from : « The Martyr of the Catacombs » by Anonymous
  • Participating in its dynamics affects what I am able to see and describe.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • I do not charge him with participating in the riot, although the mob were all his friends and partisans.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
  • Frank was standing over to one side, observing but not participating.
  • Extract from : « Eight Keys to Eden » by Mark Irvin Clifton
  • In one thrilling rescue I had the distinction of participating.
  • Extract from : « Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror » by Richard Linthicum
  • Flowers said indignantly, "But what's this charge that I'm participating in a subversive—"
  • Extract from : « Subversive » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • I experience the most agreeable satisfaction in participating my happiness with foreign states.
  • Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
  • He regards Beowulf and a son of Hunferth as participating 18 in that expedition.
  • Extract from : « The Translations of Beowulf » by Chauncey Brewster Tinker
  • But the two ladies were far from participating in this joyous outlook.
  • Extract from : « Stories in Light and Shadow » by Bret Harte

Synonyms for participating

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