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partakingn.Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps partly modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: part n.1, taking n. Etymology: < part n.1 + taking n., perhaps partly after classical Latin participātiō participation n. Compare partaker n., and later partake v.; compare also to take part at part n.1 Phrases 3a, to take (a) part with at part n.1 Phrases 3c(a). the mind > possession > sharing > [noun] α. c1384 (Douce 369(2)) 1 Cor. x. 16 The breed which we breken, wher it is not the delynge, or part takynge [a1425 L.V. takyng; L. participatio] of the body of the Lord? c1475 (?c1400) (1842) 12 In part takyng of þe defaut. 1483 (BL Add. 89074) (1881) 270 A Part takynge, participacio. 1526 1 Cor. x. 16 Ys not the breed which we breake partetakynge of the body of Christ? 1564 in D. H. Fleming (1889) I. 198 Be parttakyng of the Lordis Suppar wyth his bretheren. γ. 1563 D. Fergusson (1860) 33 This partaking requireth nether transubstantiation inpanation nor carnall presence.1564 T. Becon Displayeng Popishe Masse f. l, in iii Ye call it a Communion, which is a partaking of many together.1657 W. Morice Def. xv. 229 I may [then]..beleeve the Supper of the Lords may be alimental and refective to the soul, by seeing, as well as by partaking.1690 W. Mountfort iii. i. 27 If you please Sir let's drink first, I hope the partaking of a Bottle will not choak your Information.a1714 J. Sharp Serm. vi. in (1754) IV. 108 In order to the partaking of his benefits.1797 S. Instone 53 Give me the power to sooth them [sc. the Innocent] to repose, Or by partaking, mitigate their woes.1846 ‘G. Eliot’ tr. D. F. Strauss III. 144 It [sc. the entering of a Gentile house in the morning] would have been such [sc. a disqualification] for the partaking of the Chagiga, which was eaten in the afternoon.1923 33 165 The value of reality makes the honest attempt to understand it, itself a partaking of universal value.1988 Jan. 15/2 No one could quite decide which was more fun—the pleasures of curling three mini games or the partaking of ‘Cakes’.2000 (Nexis) 12 Mar. 1 ‘We must find more effective ways of reaching out to inactive Catholics,’ Law said of the absenteeism from Mass and from a partaking of the Eucharist.society > society and the community > social relations > party or faction > [noun] > partisanship or factionalism α. 1533 tr. Erasmus iv. sig. Dv Thou mayst compare therfore a man properly to a communaltie where is debate & parte takyng among them selfe. 1544 in D. H. Fleming (1936) III. 168/2 Ar convict for..plane parttaking with the auld inymeis of Ingland. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus I. Matt. ii. 27 No nede of helpes, riches, power, parte taking. 1611 J. Speed ix. xx. 740/1 Remembring withall the mischiefes of part-takings. 1646 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. F. Biondi II. vii. 84 Hearing that there was part-taking, and tumults raised in the City. 1675 W. Dugdale I. 308 John excusing his former part-taking with King Edward; and alleaging, he did it for fear of his life, was received to favor. β. ?1539–40 Abp. M. Parker (1853) (modernized text) 11 We should by our disagreement..cause a murmur and parts-taking among themself.1593 R. Bancroft i. i. 3 To draw them into partes-taking.1604 R. Dallington sig. R4 The ambition of the house of Guise, and the parts-taking with them, and those other of Burbon, is guilty thereof.1655 E. Robinson Warr in (1864) 3 The raynes of civill Gouernment being in part broken through the prevailing of Divisions and parts taking.γ. 1548 f. iiv Forgettynge clerely the diuersite of faccions & voyce of partakyng.a1618 W. Raleigh (1651) 23 Joyning with them in their partakings and Factions.1657 Earl of Monmouth tr. P. Paruta 50 There was no siding nor partaking studied amongst them.This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). partakingadj.Origin: Of multiple origins. Apparently partly formed within English, by derivation. Apparently partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: partake v., -ing suffix2; part n.1, taking n. Etymology: Apparently partly partake v. + -ing suffix2, and partly < part n.1 + taking n. Compare partaking n., partaker n., and also to take part at part n.1 Phrases 3a, to take (a) part with at part n.1 Phrases 3c(a). With sense 2 compare slightly earlier unpartaking adj. the mind > possession > sharing > [adjective] society > society and the community > social relations > party or faction > [adjective] c1547 H. Latimer Let. in J. Foxe (1563) 1351/2 Who woulde haue thought that there had bene so many partaking Iustices, that is to say vniust iustices in Warwickshier. 1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby (1651) 113 Mens part-taking subtilties have given to God's Word many various acceptions. 1639 G. Digby in G. Digby & K. Digby (1651) 131 Through any partaking passion, or forelaid designe. 1608 G. Wilkins iii. sig. C2 Pericles by this is landed, and no sooner entred into their vnshut gates, but his princely eies were partaking witnesses of their widowed desolation. 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont 119 Second, partaking causes, also free mediating con-causes, and occasionall ones accompanying them: over all which..God is..the totall, immediate, and independent cause. 1753 H. Jones iii. 30 The kind condoling Comfort of a dear Partaking Friend. 2003 (Nexis) 24 Feb. We will input an intensive sum of budget into attracting overseas buyers to create on-the-spot transactions that will help open global gates to partaking companies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1384adj.c1547 |