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PARTICIPATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become a participant; be involved in

Example:

enter negotiations

Synonyms:

enter; participate

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

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

jump (enter eagerly into)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

participant (someone who takes part in an activity)

participation (the act of sharing in the activities of a group)

participation (the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.))

participatory (affording the opportunity for individual participation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Share in something

Synonyms:

participate; take part

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "participate" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

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

partake in (be active in)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

participation (the act of sharing in the activities of a group)

participation (the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.))

Credits

 Context examples: 

These interactions are involved in signaling the B cell to be activated and to participate in immune function.

(B-Cell Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)

The BCL-2 Gene Family encodes proteins that contain Bcl-2 homology (BH) domains (1, 2, 3, or 4), involved in interactions among apoptotic protein factors that participate in programmed cell death.

(BCL-2 Gene Family, NCI Thesaurus)

Multiple signaling pathways activated by CCR3 participate in the inflammatory response of eosinophils.

(CCR3 Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

CRABP-II may participate in a regulatory feedback mechanism to control the action of retinoic acid on cell differentiation.

(Cellular Retinoic Acid Binding Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

The inactive set lacks the antenna and does not participate in photosynthesis.

(Scientists discover key factors in how some algae harness solar energy, National Science Foundation)

In addition, IP10, Mig and I-TAC are commonly produced by local cells in inflammatory lesion, suggesting that CD183 and its chemokines participate in the recruitment of inflammatory cells.

(Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Receptor 3, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

A growing number of proteins that are specifically located to this membrane seem to participate in functionally organizing the nucleus.

(Nuclear Inner Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)

The number of values for which a given condition holds; an indication of how many objects may participate in a given relationship; the property of being multiple.

(Multiplicity, NCI Thesaurus)

One of a set of conditions that a study subject must meet in order to participate in a study.

(Performed Eligibility Criterion, NCI Thesaurus)

A characteristic or requirement that a subject must meet to participate in a study.

(Performed Inclusion Criterion, NCI Thesaurus)