PARTICIPLE, in grammar, an adjective formed of a verb: so called, because it participates partly of the properties of a noun, and partly of those of a verb. See GRAMMAR.
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PARTICIPLE, in grammar, an adjective formed of a verb: so called, because it participates partly of the properties of a noun, and partly of those of a verb. See GRAMMAR.