Join
Join verb - To be adjacent to.
Participate in and join are semantically related in become a member of topic. In some cases you can use "Participate in" instead a verb "Join".
Participate in
Join and participate in are semantically related in engage in topic. You can use "Join" instead a verb "Participate in", if it concerns topics such as embark on.
Both terms in one sentence
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Since then, the thief has impressed Goemon enough for the master samurai to join Lupin's gang and participate in his incredible schemes.
Source: Characters / Lupin III -
This allows him to join an underground society of B-Shots and participate in their high level tournaments, as well as make a lot of friends in the process.
Source: Anime / B-Daman Crossfire - Neither willing to join the Church nor to serve Miora nor to participate in the power struggles of his siblings, Orkhet used his personal wealth to found a mercenary group he called "Gray Company".
Source: Literature / Xenos
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