(formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in]
(formal) To take a share or portion. [with of or in]
Will you partake of some food?
(archaic) To have something of the properties, character, or office. [with of]
c. 1620, Francis Bacon, letter of advice to Sir George Villiers
the Attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster , who partakes of both qualities, partly of a judge in the court, and partly of an attorney-general