1
[ verb ] be involved in something

Synonyms

take_part

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

These are ways of jointly participating in significantly symbolized , standardized , and ordered religiously sanctified behavior .

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

He had gone_into the Japanese navy , had been trained as an officer , had participated in one or two battles - he never went into detail regarding his military experience - and at the age of twenty-five , quite as a bolt out_of_the_blue , he had walked into the mission as if he belonged here and had become a Christian .

2
[ verb ] become a participant; be involved in

Synonyms

enter

Examples

"enter a race" "enter an agreement" "enter a drug treatment program" "enter negotiations"

Used in print

(Rhode Island Governor's Proclamations:...)

She hopes that all will support the contestants from our own community by attending our Pageants and the State_Pageant_June 17 ; And now , therefore , do I , John_A._Notte , Jr. , Governor of the State of Rhode_Island and Providence Plantations , proclaim the week of June 11 th to 17 th , 1961 , as Miss Rhode_Island Pageant_Week , with deep appreciation to the Jaycees , local and statewide , for the presentation of their beautiful Pageants and the encouragement of all Rhode_Island girls to participate .

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