Meanings
adjectiveparticipatory (comparative more participatory, superlative most participatory)
comparative more participatory · superlative most participatory
- Relating to participation.
participatory behavior
- Open to participation.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveaffording the opportunity for individual participation
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Origin
Translations
Dutch participatief, deelnemend
- participatiefopen to participation
- deelnemendopen to participation
- deelname-open to participation
- medewerkings-open to participation
Esperanto partoprena
- partoprenaopen to participation
Finnish osallistujille avoin, osallistumiselle avoin
- osallistujille avoinopen to participation
- osallistumiselle avoinopen to participation
French participative
- participativeopen to participation
German partizipativ, Mitwirkungs-
- partizipativopen to participation
- Mitwirkungs-open to participation
- Beteiligungs-open to participation
Italian partecipativo
- partecipativoopen to participation
Spanish participativo, participatorio
- participativoopen to participation
- participatorioopen to participation
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APA
participatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/participatory
MLA
“participatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/participatory. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “participatory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/participatory.
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