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undertake

un·der·take

UK/ˌʌndəˈteɪk/ US/ˌʌndɚˈteɪk/ uncommon archaic informal obsolete uk

verb

1.
2.

accept as a challenge

  • “I”
3.

promise to do or accomplish

  • “guarantee to free the prisoners”
Synonyms
5.

Origin

From Middle English undertaken; equivalent to under- + take (after undernim).

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