Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Partake

Partake (par*tāk") , intransitive verb

[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. — Shakespeare
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

partake (par*tāk") , transitive verb

1.
To partake of; to have a part or share in; to share.
Let every one partake the general joy. — Dryden
2.
To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a part to. [Obsolete] — Spencer
3.
To distribute; to communicate. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare