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28 January
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What is the difference between partake and eat ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between partake and eat ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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The meaning is similar but I have never heard the word "partake" used in conversation. It can mean either to eat or to drink and it was a word in the Christian Bible so it is used only in religious contexts and in writing. You should always say and write "eat".
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@dougfiles, thank you. I found the word” partake” on a site of yoga. That might be why the term was used because of religious something, Yoga. I understand what it means. Thanks again. have a good day 🤗

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