Participate
Participate verb - To take a share or part.
Volunteer and participate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Volunteer" instead a verb "Participate".
Volunteer
Volunteer verb - To make a present of.
Participate and volunteer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Participate" instead a verb "Volunteer".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In episode 56 of Sailor Moon, the girls volunteer to participate in a "Snow White" play alongside Mamoru, who is playing the prince.
Source: School Play -
One Poland Ball strip has Polandball volunteer to participate in a Good Cop/Bad Cop interrogation by Germanyball, since he has a lot of experience with it.
Source: Dirty Cop -
Only in Austin do they have a volunteer staff and campaign budget, a well reasoned multi-point running platform, participate seriously in public debates, and receive a small but noteworthy percentage of the vote.
Source: City of Weirdos
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