Main Entry:

²stake

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

staked; stak·ing

Date:

14th century

1 : to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes 2 : to tether to a stake 3 : bet, wager 4 : to fasten up or support (as plants) with stakes 5 : to back financially 6 : grubstake

— stake a claim

: to assert a title or right to something by or as if by placing stakes usually to satisfy a legal requirement