beteilige
Beteiligen is a German verb with two main uses. It means to participate in something or to involve someone else in something. In its reflexive form, sich beteiligen, it means to take part in an activity. In a transitive sense, it means to involve another person or group in a project, initiative, or decision, often with the preposition an to indicate participation in a shared matter.
With reflexive usage, the preposition an governs the dative: ich beteilige mich an dem Projekt, wir beteiligen
Conjugation and forms: the verb belongs to the weak class with the stem beteilig-; present tense forms
Etymology and related terms: beteiligen derives from be- plus teilen (to share), emphasizing bringing someone into