betake

verb

be·​take bi-ˈtāk How to pronounce betake (audio)
betook bi-ˈtu̇k How to pronounce betake (audio) ; betaken bi-ˈtā-kən How to pronounce betake (audio) ; betaking

transitive verb

1
archaic : commit
2
: to cause (oneself) to go

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After the concerts a huge mob betook itself to various drinking places. —Kurt Chandler, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017

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First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of betake was in the 14th century

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betake

verb
be·​take bi-ˈtāk How to pronounce betake (audio)
betook -ˈtu̇k How to pronounce betake (audio) ; betaken -ˈtā-kən How to pronounce betake (audio) ; betaking
: to cause (oneself) to go
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