- (intransitive) often followed by in:
to take part, be or become actively involved, or share (in)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
par•tic•i•pate /pɑrˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/USA pronunciation
v. [no object], -pat•ed, -pat•ing.
par•tic•i•pa•tive, adj.
par•tic•i•pa•tor, n. [countable]See -cep-, -par-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to take part or have a share, as with others:to participate in a conversation.
par•tic•i•pa•tive, adj.
par•tic•i•pa•tor, n. [countable]See -cep-, -par-.
par•tic•i•pate
(pär tis′ə pāt′),USA pronunciation v., -pat•ed, -pat•ing.
v.i.
v.t.
par•tic′i•pat′ing•ly, adv.
par•tic′i•pa′tive, adj.
par•tic′i•pa′tive•ly, adv.
par•tic′i•pa′tor, n.
par•tic•i•pa•to•ry
(pär tis′ə pə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
v.i.
- to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake;
share (usually fol. by in):to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
v.t.
- [Archaic.]to take or have a part or share in;
partake in;
share.
- Latin participātus (past participle of participāre to share), equivalent. to particip- (stem of particeps) taking part, partner (see participle) + -ātus -ate1
- 1525–35
par•tic′i•pa′tive, adj.
par•tic′i•pa′tive•ly, adv.
par•tic′i•pa′tor, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See share 1.
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'participate in' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ladies' Day
- Mann Act
- abstentionism
- barnstorm
- baryon
- bowl
- box
- bread
- call
- canonical age
- carpool
- celebrate
- concelebrate
- conference
- contract out
- conventioneer
- cross-react
- debate
- default
- derivation
- disqualify
- do
- drink
- ectomere
- enter
- experience
- factor
- finalist
- fish
- gam
- gangbang
- go
- hand
- heterothallic
- high jump
- hound
- hustle
- injury list
- jam
- lepton
- let
- let in
- lymphokine
- masquerade
- meeting
- molecularity
- multiple listing
- neutrality
- newcomer
- noncooperation