PARTAKES Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

partakes

verb

present tense third-person singular of partake

as in participates

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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as in eats

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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diets
fasts

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Recent Examples of partakes Ryan Reynolds partakes in a skit during The Late Show with Stephen Colbert's last taping on May 21. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026 Shift In Obesity Perception Historically, obesity has been viewed as a lifestyle issue, as a result of the diet and activity one partakes in. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

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Alaska participates in a non-partisan top 4 primary election, meaning there is only one ballot and all candidates are listed together, regardless of political party.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Later, Enola also participates in a horseback chase and violent fistfight with the female villain.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Definition of participates

Verb

Inadvertently, Charlotte and I were, with our company run out of her basement, involved at a very seminal level in changing the way America eats in terms of its vegetables.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
The series would follow an Italian-American kid who eats moon rocks, fails to digest them, and ends up with terribly inconvenient superpowers.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of eats

Verb

Every guest after the first 100 who dines in from Saturday through Monday can get a buy one, get one beef pepper rice.

— Zacharia Washington, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Complimentary valet is available for anyone who dines at Toro Toro before or after a screening.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of dines

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