What is the difference between participate and participant?
participate | participant |
To join in, to take part, to involve oneself ((in) something).
(obsolete) To share, share in (something).
* 1638 , , Some Yeares Travels , I:
(obsolete) To share (something) (with) others; to transfer (something) (to) or (unto) others.
* 1662 , Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief Systems of the World , II:
(obsolete) Acting in common; participating.
* 1608 , , I. i. 101:
Sharing; participating; having a share of part.
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** Therefore during the parliament he published his royal proclamation, offering pardon and grace of restitution to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him;
Participant is a related term of participate.
As adjectives the difference between participate and participant
is that participate is acting in common; participating while participant is sharing; participating; having a share of part.As a verb participate
is to join in, to take part, to involve oneself ({{term|in}} something).As a noun participant is
one who participates.participate
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Verb
(participat)- they seldome feed together, lest they might participate one anothers impurity: each has his owne cup [...].
- Make the Earth [...] turn round its own axis in twenty four hours, and towards the same point with all the other Spheres; and without participating this same motion to any other Planet or Star.
Adjective
(-)- And, mutually participate , did minister / Unto the appetite and affection common / Of the whole body.
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Synonyms
* partaker, participatorAdjective
(-)History of the Reign of King Henry VII