I.dep. form partĭcĭpor , Dig. 4, 4, 9, § 1) [id.], to share; viz., to cause to partake of, to impart; and also, to partake of, participate in (in both senses mostly ante- and post-class.; syn.: communico, partior, impertior).
I. To make partaker of, to give a share of, to acquaint with, make privy to, impart, inform of any thing.
A. Lit.: “aliquem sermone suo de amicā eri,” Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 108: “servum sui consilii,” id. Cist. 1, 3, 17: “ubi sint, quid agant, ecqui bene agant, Neque participant nos, neque redeunt,” id. Stich. 1, 1, 33.—Pass.: non licet donati obsoni me participem fieri? Ast. Si volebas participari, etc., id. Truc. 4, 2, 34: “uti dentes sensu participentur,” Lucr. 3, 692: “sequitur igitur, ad participandum alium ab alio homines naturā esse factos,” Cic. Leg. 1, 12, 33.—
B. Transf.: aliquid cum aliquo, to share with, impart to one: “suas laudes cum aliquo,” Liv. 3, 12, 5; Spart. Hadr. 26.—With dat. (late Lat.): “non participabant aliis ii, quibus aliquid affluebat,” Lact. 5, 6, 1.—Pass.: “participato cum eo (fratre) regno,” Just. 34, 2, 8: participato imperio, Treb. Gall. 12 init.: “nec cum quoquam participatis nocturnis imaginibus,” App. M. 8, 9, p. 205, 19.—
II. To share in, partake of, participate in any thing: pestem parem, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 39 (Trag. v 22 Vahl.): “lucrum, damnum,” Dig. 17, 2, 55: consilium alicujus, Mamert. Grat. Act. Jul. init.: “ad participandas ejusmodi voluptates,” Gell. 15, 2, 7: “de uno pane,” Vulg. 1 Cor 10, 17.—With abl. alone: “patrio sepulchro participans,” Vulg. 2 Macc. 5, 10.—Hence, partĭcĭpā-tum , i, n. (lit. made to participate; hence), in gram., a participle (post-class.), Mart. Cap. 3, § 227.