Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Participate

Participate , adjective

[Latin participatus, past participle of participare to participate; pars, partis, part + capere to take. See Part, and Capacious.]

Acting in common; participating. [Rare] — Shakespeare

Participate , intransitive verb

To have a share in common with others; to take a part; to play a role; to partake; -- followed by in, formerly by of; as, to participate in a debate; to participate in a discussion. — Shakespeare
So would he participate of their wants. — Hayward
Mine may come when men With angels may participate. — Milton

Participate , transitive verb

1.
To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [Rare]
Fit to participate all rational delight. — Milton
2.
To impart, or give, or share of. [Obsolete] — Drayton