different between partake vs provocateur

English

Etymology

Back-formation from Middle English part-takinge, part-takynge (“a sharing; partaking”), a calque of the Latin particeps (“participating”); equivalent to part +? take. Compare take part.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: pär-t?k', IPA^(key): /p???te?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: pär-t?k', IPA^(key): /p???te?k/
• Rhymes: -e?k
• Hyphenation: par?take

Verb

partake (third-person singular simple present partakes, present participle partaking, simple past partook, past participle partaken)

1. (intransitive, formal) To take part in an activity; to participate.

   • Brutes partake in this faculty.

2. (intransitive) To take a share or portion (of or in).

   Will you partake of some food?

3. (intransitive, archaic) To have something of the properties, character, or office (of).
   • c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers

     the Attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster , who partakes of both qualities, partly of a judge in the court, and partly of an attorney-general

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French provocateur. Doublet of provocator.

Noun

provocateur (plural provocateurs)

1. One who engages in provocative behavior.
2. An undercover agent who incites suspected persons to partake in or commit criminal acts.

Hyponyms

• provocateuse (female)

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin provocator. See provoquer, -ateur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.v?.ka.tœ?/

Adjective

provocateur (feminine singular provocatrice, masculine plural provocateurs, feminine plural provocatrices)

1. provocative, inflammatory

   Synonym: provocant

Derived terms

Noun

provocateur m (plural provocateurs, feminine provocatrice)

1. provocateur, provoker; one who provokes

Related terms

• provoquer

Further reading

• “provocateur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).