meaning of participate
1.  Acting in common; participating. 
2.  To have a share in common with others; to take a part; to partake; -- followed by in, formely by of; as, to participate in a debate. 
3.  To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. 
4.  To impart, or give, or share of. 
5.  become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter 
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