Synonyms of partake

partake

verb

pär-ˈtāk 

1

as in to participate

to take a share or part

we should all partake of the city's rich cultural offerings while we have the opportunity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• participate
• share
• know
• experience
• receive
• undergo
• see
• feel
• taste
• endure
• accept
• meet
• encounter

2

as in to eat

to take a meal

"let us partake," our minister declared, unfolding his napkin and eyeing the feast laid out before us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eat
• dine
• feast
• feed
• break bread
• fare
• refresh
• snack
• victual
• nibble
• banquet
• breakfast
• chow (down)
• graze
• lunch
• dine out
• repast
• glut
• overeat
• sup
• gorge
• picnic
• overfeed
• dig in
• pick
• board
• mess
• pig out
• nosh
• gormandize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diet
• fast

Synonym Chooser

How is the word partake distinct from other similar verbs?

The words participate and share are common synonyms of partake. While all three words mean "to have, get, or use in common with another or others," partake implies accepting or acquiring a share especially of food or drink.

partook freely of the refreshments

When can participate be used instead of partake?

While the synonyms participate and partake are close in meaning, participate implies a having or taking part in an undertaking, activity, or discussion.

participated in sports

When is it sensible to use share instead of partake?

The synonyms share and partake are sometimes interchangeable, but share usually implies that one as the original holder grants to another the partial use, enjoyment, or possession of a thing.

shared my toys with the others

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of partake

Bacon will partake in a career retrospective, looking back at his works from Footloose to the upcoming Amazon series The Bondsman. —Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025

However, other band members will still partake in Flogging Molly's Salty Dog Cruise, scheduled to set sail from Miami Feb. 17 and journey to the Cayman Islands and Jamaica over the course of the week. —Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025

Visitors will enter through Door 31 and can partake in raffles, enjoy drinks and appetizers, and dance the night away to music performed by Chesterton High School’s Jazz Ensemble and Maroon Jazz Band. —Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025

Bove and other Trump administration officials later traveled to Chicago to partake in immigration enforcement operations across the city. —Robert Legare, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025

Phrases Containing partake

• partake (of)