Lead and Participate

Lead

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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Participate and lead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Participate" instead a verb "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Participate verb - To take a share or part.

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Lead and participate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Participate".

people	lead people	participate people
family	lead family	participate family
team	lead team	participate team
audience	lead audience	participate audience
Other words: war, times, players, enemies, members.

The Amazing Spider-Man uses this with lizards, who lead Peter into the sewers after Conners and participate in a fake out scare where they make Peter think The Lizard is coming.

Source: Terrifying Pet Store Rat
He went so far as to lead a black magic ritual in the Ancient Ram Inn when the person they consulted refused to participate.

Source: Series / Ghost Adventures
The clearest example is in how the teenage lead characters, for one reason or another, all end up having to leave their families behind to participate in the war effort.

Source: Adult Fear / Anime and Manga

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