partaken

Had a portion

Partaken is the past participle of partake, meaning to have taken part in or consumed something.

It appears with "have" or "had": Having partaken of the feast, they rested.

The word sounds formal or old-fashioned in most contexts, though it remains standard in careful writing.

consumed

eaten

Taken as nourishment

tasted · savoured · relished · sipped · nibbled · munched · snacked · feasted · supped · dined

communion

Eucharist

Sacramental bread and wine

wine · liturgy · mass · chalice · host · priest · consecration · rite · worship · devotion

shared

communal

Shared by a community

collaborative · cooperative · reciprocal · common · united · combined · pooled · divided · distributed · apportioned

participated

involvement

State of being engaged

inclusion · membership · association · role · presence · input · part · stake · hand · voice

Opposites
participation vs. non-participation

partakenabstained

Voluntarily held back

refrained · declined · refused · foregone · avoided

acceptance vs. rejection of offered share

partakenrefused

Declined to accept

rejected · turned down · spurned · rebuffed · renounced

giving vs. receiving

partakengiven

Accepted as fact

contributed · provided · donated · offered · shared

Family

partake, partaking, partakes, partaker, partakers

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