partake

Have a share

Partake means to take part in or share something, typically food or drink: Will you partake of some wine?

The word sounds formal or old-fashioned in most contexts.

To partake in an activity is to participate: Everyone partook in the festivities.

Something that partakes of a quality shares or exhibits it: His humor partakes of cruelty.

consume

eat

Consume for sustenance

  • drinkConsumable liquid
  • tasteFlavor perception ability
  • savorEnjoy with full attention

sample · ingest · devour · gulp · swallow · munch · snack · dine · sup · quaff

participate

join

Connect or enlist

collaborate · attend · cooperate · take part · enter · experience · activity · membership · inclusion · team

share

divide

Separate into parts

allocate · apportion · divvy · allot · share · receive · take · contribute · give · offer

communion

Eucharist

Sacramental bread and wine

host · wafer · wine · bread · consecration · liturgy · mass · priest · faithful · ritual

feast

banquet

Formal celebratory meal

spread · potluck · repast · meal · dinner · gathering · festivity · occasion · ceremony · hospitality

Categories
Opposites
participation/engagement

partakeabstain

Deliberately not do

refrain · decline · opt out · forgo · forego

consumption/intake

partakeabstain

Deliberately not do

fast · refrain · diet · go without · starve

sharing/communal participation

partakewithhold

Refuse to give

refuse · reject · forfeit · yield · separate

Family

partaking, partakes, partaken, partaker, partakers

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G