Partake \Par*take"\ (p[aum]r*t[=a]k"), v. i. [imp. {Partook} (p[aum]r*t[oo^]k"); p. p. {Partaken} (p[aum]r*t[=a]k"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Partaking}.] [Part + take.] 1. To take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with others; to have a share or part; to participate; to share; as, to partake of a feast with others. ``Brutes partake in this faculty.'' --Locke.
When I against myself with thee partake. --Shak.
2. To have something of the properties, character, or office; -- usually followed by of.
The attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster partakes partly of a judge, and partly of an attorney-general. --Bacon.
Partook \Par*took"\ (p[aum]r*t[oo^]k"), imp. of {Partake}.
I don't see how they can function." Jackson took up the cause of beer when he noticed how people partook of and talked about beer.
"Spare time is the major export in Mississippi and I partook gladly," he said in a recent interview.