partaken

verb

Definition of partakennext
past participle of partake
1
as in known
to take a share or part we should all partake of the city's rich cultural offerings while we have the opportunity

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2
as in eaten
to take a meal "let us partake," our minister declared, unfolding his napkin and eyeing the feast laid out before us

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partaken
  1. eaten
  2. participated
  3. dined
Verb
  • These animals were not commonly eaten and the presence of horses and dogs was significant to the team.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Sometimes the snakes die — three were eaten by alligators last year.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of eaten
Verb
  • Congratulations to the winners and a salute to all who participated.
    Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In the November 5 election, Puerto Ricans participated in a nonbinding referendum—the seventh of its kind—choosing between statehood, independence, and independence with free association.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of participated
Verb
  • McGee’s group complied and dined elsewhere without issue.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Once upon a time, long, long ago, Brooklyn wasn’t considered hip, or interesting, or even, for those who lived and dined and died in Manhattan, a socially appropriate place to go out to eat.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of dined
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