Difference between "participate" and "engage in"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello everybody,

PLZ Can anyone answer me this (What is the difference between “participate” )and “engage in”?

Himo79

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These words can be synonyms, but not necessarliy have to be.
If I am egaged in reading I do not participate in anything. I just like to read. I do not have to be a part of a group (participate) I can read all by myself. Although, I might be a member of a book club and thus participate in meetings and other club functions.
If I am engaged in sports I might be a member of a team and participate in a competition.

engage in - to spend time doing
participate - to be a part of something, to take part in something.

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Engaged - also means that if two people are engaged, they have formally agreed to get married.

She is engaged to someone who met at work…

Engage in something - also can bu used If you are taking part in something.

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To be engaged to somebody and to be engaged in something do not mean the same.

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Milanya,

Could you kindly explain me a logical way of your passage?

And If I did mistake head me off from the wrong way.

Thanks a million

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The question:

Your answer was quite non sequitur:

You were confusing the asker. I just tried to clarify it a little.

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Oh… I understood, Thanks a lot

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To err is human.

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Oh…God… How bad my english is…I’m so tired to think about it…

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