PARTAKE IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does partake in mean? 

• PARTAKE IN (verb)
  The verb PARTAKE IN has 2 senses:

1. be active in

2. have, give, or receive a share of

  Familiarity information: PARTAKE IN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARTAKE IN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be active in

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "partake in" is one way to...):

participate; take part (share in something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

Sense 2

Meaning:

Have, give, or receive a share of

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

partake; partake in; share

Context example:

We shared the cake

Hypernyms (to "partake in" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "partake in"):

cut in (allow someone to have a share or profit)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

The domain is present in a diverse range of proteins, such as kinases, phosphatases, kinesins, transcription factors, RNA-binding proteins and metabolic enzymes which partake in many different cellular processes.

(FHA Domain, NCI Thesaurus)