participation English · revision 5984

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1374|origins=la-lat participatio}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/, US /pɑːrˌtɪs.əˈpeɪ.ʃən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is Middle English participacioun, [[bor|fro|participacion]] and directly [[bor|la-lat|participātiō|t=partaking]] (accusative participationem),^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)^(MWU 2024) a noun of action from the past participle stem of [[m|la|participāre|t=to share in, partake of]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|particeps|t=partaker, comrade]], from pars “part” (see [[part]]) and -cip-, a weak form of capere “to take”,^(Etymonline) from the PIE root [[ine-pro|*kap-|t=to grasp]].^(Etymonline) See [[participate]].^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The action or fact of partaking, of having or forming part of something: about 1374 in the OED, the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Sharing in common with others is from 1432–50,^(OED 1989) and taking part in an action or matter with others from 1667,^(OED 1989) the main modern sense.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023) A participating bond or share is from 1931,^(OED 1989) and ''participation mystique'', an imaginative identification with people and things, from 1927.^(OED 1989) ''Participational'' is from 1952.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1374 – partaking.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1432–50 – sharing in common.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1667 – taking part in an action.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1927 – participation mystique.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1931 – a participating share.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of taking part or sharing in an [[activity]] or event.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(finance)'' A share in profits, or a participating bond.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[participational]]

+ * [[nonparticipation]]

+ * [[preparticipation]]

+ * [[underparticipation]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[participate]]

+ * [[participant]]

+ * [[participle]]

+ * [[part]]

+ * [[particle]]

+ * [[capture]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}