What's the difference between partaking and taking?

Partaking


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Partake

Example Sentences:

  • (1) To test the hypothesis that during unsupported arm exercise (UAE) some of the inspiratory muscles of the rib cage partake in upper torso and arm positioning and thereby decrease their contribution to ventilation, we studied 11 subjects to measure pleural (Ppl) and gastric (Pga) pressures, heart rate, respiratory frequency, O2 uptake (VO2), and tidal volume (VT) during symptom-limited UAE.
  • (2) This work shows the frequent participation of the external carotid artery to the orbital vascularisation by mean of three collateral branches: the infraorbital artery, a branch of the maxillary artery, partakes in the arterial supply of the inferior oblique muscle in 85,7% of cases.
  • (3) The partial mole, 46 XX, partakes of morphologic characteristics of both main syndromes and may represent an unusual syndrome of its own.
  • (4) Perhaps the most relevant of Achebe's works to my generation is No Longer at Ease , the second book of his trilogy, which powerfully exposed the difficulty of navigating a world where one is expected to partake of western secular education and all the values and privileges that comes with it, and still be hostage to the commanding beliefs of one's own culture.
  • (5) From measurement of arginine vasopressin (AVP) secretion response to osmotic stimuli (fluid deprivation, partaking ad lib.
  • (6) The US immigration and customs enforcement (Ice) said it was unaware of any women partaking in a strike, but the agency said in a statement to the Guardian that it “fully respects the rights of all people to voice their opinion without interference, and all detainees, including those in family residential facilities such as Karnes, are permitted to do so”.
  • (7) As a first step in clarification of the mechanism whereby iron may partake in DNA synthesis, we have partially characterized several of the intracellular iron-binding sites.
  • (8) For example, women who partake in intercourse often should consider methods providing the greatest protection against pregnancy, e.g., oral contraceptives (OCs), IUD, and implants; but those who do not, may consider barrier methods.
  • (9) Sixteen healthy subjects, 7 females and 9 males, with a mean age of 25 years (range 22--29 years), were studied in the fasting state in the morning and 8 h later after partaking of breakfast, lunch and two small meals.
  • (10) The book partakes of the elegiac long before, even, the wrenching and brief final chapter, which in that distinctive calm prose acknowledges pain, the death that is coming, the fears of that death, and the therapeutic nature of what we have just read.
  • (11) Endothelial cells on the periphery of such preparations do not partake in wound repair and retain their pericellular staining patterns.
  • (12) An investigation was carried out on biographical items of 111 partakers in the university-of-third-age by means of a questionnaire.
  • (13) It is admitted as possible that prostaglandins E1 and E2 partake in the mechanisms of adrenergic regulation of the cerebral circulation.
  • (14) Although the specific mechanism(s) which partake in pathogenesis are not clear, several have been proposed.
  • (15) The possibility of thiamine partaking in the synthesis of fatty acids through the functions unrelated to the catalytic properties of thiamine-diphosphate was studied.
  • (16) The bacteria as well as the liver enzyme preparation may partake in the activation of these chemicals.
  • (17) The regime appeared to have decided that, to preserve any power and wealth, they needed Burma to partake in the rapid local economic growth.
  • (18) Under the proposed amendments to the criminal code, anyone who partakes in revenge porn will be liable for up to three years in jail.
  • (19) No greater percentage was found in widowers and divorcees, or in those eating in canteens, partaking cold meals during work or drinking alcohol.
  • (20) The study was carried out in a family practice, with two GPs partaking: it included 105 consecutive patients.

Taking


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Take
  • (a.) Apt to take; alluring; attracting.
  • (a.) Infectious; contageous.
  • (n.) The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
  • (n.) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
  • (n.) Malign influence; infection.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The rash presented either as a pityriasis rosea-like picture which appeared about three to six months after the onset of treatment in patients taking low doses, or alternatively, as lichenoid plaques which appeared three to six months after commencement of medication in patients taking high doses.
  • (2) Power urges the security council to "take the kind of credible, binding action warranted."
  • (3) The 14C-aminopyrine breath test was used to measure liver function in 14 normal subjects, 16 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis, 14 alcoholics without cirrhosis, and 29 patients taking a variety of drugs.
  • (4) That means deciding what job they’d like to have and outlining the steps they’ll need to take to achieve it.
  • (5) A survey carried out two and three years after the launch of the official campaign also showed a reduction in the prevalence of rickets in children taking low dose supplements equivalent to about 2.5 micrograms (100 IU) vitamin D daily.
  • (6) The only sign of life was excavators loading trees on to barges to take to pulp mills.
  • (7) Under these conditions the meiotic prophase takes place and proceeds to the dictyate phase, obeying a somewhat delayed chronology in comparison with controls in vivo.
  • (8) "With hyperspectral imaging, you can tell the chemical content of a cake just by taking a photo of it.
  • (9) Now, as the Senate takes up a weakened House bill along with the House's strengthened backdoor-proof amendment, it's time to put focus back on sweeping reform.
  • (10) Those without sperm, or with cloudy fluid, will require vasoepididymostomy under general or epidural anesthesia, which takes 4-6 hr.
  • (11) Serum gamma glutamyl transferase (gammaGT) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activities have been estimated in 49 epileptic patients taking anticonvulsant drugs.
  • (12) Undaunted by the sickening swell of the ocean and wrapped up against the chilly wind, Straneo, of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, one of the world's leading oceanographic research centres, continues to take measurements from the waters as the long Arctic dusk falls.
  • (13) But what they take for a witticism might very well be true; most of Ellis's novels tell more or less the same story, about the same alienated ennui, and maybe they really are nothing more than the fictionalised diaries of an unremarkably unhappy man.
  • (14) It was then I decided to take up the offer from Berkeley."
  • (15) While the majority of EU member states, including the UK, do not have a direct interest in the CAR, or in taking action, the alternative is unthinkable.
  • (16) Mother and Sister take over with more nuanced emotional literacy.
  • (17) "These developments are clearly unwarranted on the basis of economic and budgetary fundamentals in these two member states and the steps that they are taking to reinforce those fundamentals."
  • (18) This attack can take place during organogenesis, during early differentiation of neural anlagen after neural tube closure or during biochemical differentiation of the brain.
  • (19) You can't spend more than you take in, and you can't keep doing it for ever and ever and ever.
  • (20) The process of integrating the two banks is expected to take three years, with predictions that up to 25,000 roles could eventually be eliminated.

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