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Partake vs Pertain - What's the difference?

partake | pertain |

In intransitive terms the difference between partake and pertain

is that partake is to take a share or portion (of) while pertain is to relate, to refer, be relevant to.

As verbs the difference between partake and pertain

is that partake is to take part in an activity; to participate while pertain is to belong.

partake

English

Verb

  • (formal) To take part in an activity; to participate.
  • * John Locke
    • Brutes partake in this faculty.
  • To take a share or portion (of).
    • Will you partake of some food?
  • (obsolete) To have something of the properties, character, or office (of).
  • * Francis Bacon
    • The attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster partakes partly of a judge, and partly of an attorney-general.

    pertain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to belong
  • to relate, to refer, be relevant to

    • Usage notes

    * In all the above senses, pertain' is followed by '''to''' (or formerly by '''unto''', as in ''The King James Version of The Bible'' and in the plays of Shakespeare, although ' to is used in these works as well).

    Quotations

    (relate ): * 1989 , Sort out any booklets or manuals that pertain to the heating system or any other fixture that you are leaving behind. — One's company , Underwood, Lynn, Southampton: Ashford.

    Synonyms

    * appertain

    Antonyms

    * be irrelevant

    Anagrams

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