[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

partake \partake"\ paumrt=ak", v. t.
   1. to partake of; to have a part or share in; to share.
      1913 webster

            let every one partake the general joy. --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a
      part to. obs. --spencer.
      1913 webster

   3. to distribute; to communicate. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

partake \partake"\ paumrt=ak", v. i. imp. partook
   paumrtoo^k"; p. p. partaken paumrt=ak"'n; p.
   pr.  vb. n. partaking. part + take.
   1913 webster
   1. to take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with
      others; to have a share or part; to participate; to share;
      as, to partake of a feast with others. "brutes partake in
      this faculty." --locke.
      1913 webster

            when i against myself with thee partake. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to have something of the properties, character, or office;
      -- usually followed by of.
      1913 webster

            the attorney of the duchy of lancaster partakes
            partly of a judge, and partly of an
            attorney-general.                     --bacon.
      1913 webster
see also:
partook partaken partaking 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

partake
     v 1: have some of the qualities or attributes of something
     2: have, give, or receive a share of; "we shared the cake"
        syn: share, partake in
     3: consume; "she didn't touch her food all night" syn: touch
     also: partook, partaken
see also:
share partake in touch partook partaken 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

83 moby thesaurus words for "partake":
   acquire, be enfranchised, be implicated in, bear a hand,
   break bread, catch up, chip in, claim, clap hands on, clasp, claw,
   clench, clinch, clutch, contribute, count calories, diet,
   drain off, draw off, eat, embrace, enter into, evoke, fall to,
   fare, feed, get, get hold of, glom on to, go into, grab,
   grab hold of, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, have suffrage,
   help decide, hint at, hug, hunger, imply, intimate, join, join in,
   lay hands on, lay hold of, loot, make the scene, nail, nip, nip up,
   palm, partake in, partake of, participate, participate in, pillage,
   pitch in, pocket, possess, pull an oar, receive, relish, savor,
   seize, share, share in, sit in, sit in on, snap up, snatch, steal,
   suggest, take, take by assault, take by storm, take hold of,
   take part in, take possession, taste, vote, whip up

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