verbWord forms: -takes, -taking, -took or -taken(mainly intr)
1. (foll by in)
to have a share; participate
to partake in the excitement
2. (foll by of)
to take or receive a portion, esp of food or drink
each partook of the food offered to him
3. (foll by of)
to suggest or have some of the quality (of)
music partaking of sadness
4. (transitive) archaic
to share in
▶ USAGE Partake of is sometimes wrongly used as if it were a synonym of eat or drink. Correctly, one can only partake of food or drink which is available for several people to share
Derived forms
partaker (parˈtaker)
noun
Word origin
C16: back formation from partaker, earlier part taker, based on Latin particeps participant; see part, take
Examples of 'partaken' in a sentence
partaken
Even the terrier had partaken --- his blood-sugar levels having been soberly calculated, well prior).
Nicola Barker BEHINDLINGS (2002)
Head as clear as an alpine stream, despite having partaken most enthusiastically.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I've not often partaken of the directors' box experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Soon enough, the party repaired to his suite and some serious hanging out was partaken until sunrise.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the food hall, everything is whole: pizzas, quiches, cakes, roasted chickens, nothing yet partaken of, waiting on appetite.