I.to have or get a share of, to partake of a thing, c. gen., Hdt., etc.:—Mid., μεταλαμβάνεσθαί τινος to get possession of, lay claim to, id=Hdt.
2.the part received is sometimes added in acc., μ. μοῖραν or μέρος τινός Eur., etc.; μ. τὸ πέμπτον μέρος τῶν ψήφων Plat.
3.c. gen. pers. to share his society, Xen.: in bad sense, to lay hold of, accuse, Ar.
II.to take after another, to succeed to, c. acc., Xen.
III.to take in exchange, substitute, πόλεμον ἀντ᾽ εἰρήνης Thuc.; μ. τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα to adopt new customs, id=Thuc.; ἱμάτια μ. Xen.
2.to interchange, Plat.
