Challenge
Challenge verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.
Participate and challenge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Participate" instead a verb "Challenge".
Participate
Participate verb - To take a share or part.
Challenge and participate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Challenge" instead a verb "Participate".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Season 10: The first (and only) time Chef Ramsay deemed both teams the loser during a challenge, instead requiring both teams to participate in the punishment.
Source: Series / Hell's Kitchen -
Its leader Vince still accepts their challenge and pressures the organizers to let them participate.
Source: Film / Streetdance -
The last two seasons of America's Next Top Model have added a challenge where the contestants must participate in a music video.
Source: Difficulty Spike
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