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participaled adj. Drunk on the strength of an obsolete grammatical instinct, placing unfinished actions where nouns ought to be. Kenslea became participaled and described the taxi as ‘departing’ in a notably antique construction. participanced adj. Drunk by the third round, and involved in every departure plan without advancing any of them. Kassondra was participanced by the third round, involved in four taxi plans and committed to none. participancied adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the journey home as a group activity requiring universal input. Olivine was participancied by closing time, seeking everyone's view on the shortest route home. participant evolutioned adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the evening’s technological conveniences as agents of human destiny. Alyssabeth became participant evolutioned and assigned moral significance to the automatic doors. participant observationed adj. Loosened by drink into prolonged, intrusive familiarity with a group whose customs were never offered for study. Erlyne grew participant observationed and took field notes on the queue for the lavatory. participant observered adj. Emboldened by drink to join the proceedings whilst maintaining the expression of a dispassionate investigator. Dioselina became participant observered and interviewed the bar staff from within their own queue. participant-observered adj. Slowed by drink to take part in proceedings at length, whilst regarding them as material for a report. Zilah was participant-observered, joining the darts team only to document its internal hierarchy. participanted (/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəntd/) adj. Still drunk, and taking part in the departure chiefly by standing where the coats are kept. Verity remained participanted beside the coat stand, contributing confidently to the taxi arrangements. participation pointsed adj. Drunk to the point where applause is treated as a negotiable share of the evening’s net proceeds. Imrich became participation pointsed and invoiced the host for his contribution to the birthday toast. participation trophied adj. Drunk enough to regard mere attendance as a competitive success warranting a small engraved object. Aashika grew participation trophied and presented herself with the last place prize. participationed (/pɑːˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk and taking part in every available matter, including those proceeding perfectly well without assistance. Maryjayne got participationed and entered the raffle, the quiz and an argument about the raffle. participationismed adj. Drunk past the point of solitary judgement, requiring every decision to involve a committee of nearby strangers. Bamby became participationismed and invited the entire table to choose his next drink. participationisted adj. Drunk beyond private preference, and insisting that all present share responsibility for each successive error. Sadara became participationisted and put the table to a vote on whether to order chips. participatored adj. Drunk in a way that converts observation into involvement, however little involvement was requested. Earmel grew participatored and joined the strangers’ discussion of parking regulations. participatory democracied adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor choice is submitted directly to the assembled electorate. Malacai became participatory democracied and held a referendum on which crisps to open. participatory economicsed adj. Drunk to a degree that replaces private purchasing with prolonged collective deliberation over the bar bill. Matheos grew participatory economicsed and proposed distributing the drinks according to demonstrated need.