undertake

Synonyms

accept, assume, bear, shoulder, take over;

Antonyms

disavow, disclaim, disown, repudiate;

Near Antonyms

abjure, recant, renounce, retract, take back, unsay, withdraw;

decline, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down;

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from);

avoid, bypass, detour;

abandon, forsake, give up, relinquish, surrender;

back down, back off, backtrack;

Related Words

adopt, embrace, take up;

advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), espouse, stand by, support, uphold;

accede, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent;

reaccept, reassume;