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Definition of Undertake
1. Verb. Enter upon an activity or enterprise.
2. Verb. Accept as a challenge. "I'll tackle this difficult task"
3. Verb. Promise to do or accomplish. "They Undertake them the money"; "Guarantee to free the prisoners"
Generic synonyms: Assure, Promise
Specialized synonyms: Subvent, Subvention, Underwrite
Derivative terms: Guarantee
4. Verb. Enter into a contractual arrangement. "They Undertake to move "
Generic synonyms: Assure, Promise
Specialized synonyms: Stipulate, Sign, Condition, Qualify, Specify, Stipulate, Lease, Rent, Charter, Hire, Lease, Rent
Derivative terms: Contract, Contractor
5. Verb. Accept as a charge.
Definition of Undertake
1. v. t. To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.
2. v. i. To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province.
3. v. t. To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.
4. v. i. To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province.
Definition of Undertake
1. Verb. (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.). ¹
3. Verb. (informal) to overtake on the wrong side. ¹
4. Verb. (archaic intransitive) To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say. ¹
5. Verb. (obsolete transitive) To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Undertake
1. [v -TOOK, -TAKEN, -TAKING, -TAKES]
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