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Meaning
Verb
●
To
take upon oneself
; to
start
, to
embark
on (a specific
task
etc.).
●
To
commit
oneself
(to an
obligation
,
activity
etc.).
●
In British English:
To
pass
a
slower
moving
vehicle
on the
curbside
rather than
on the side
closest to
oncoming
traffic.
●
To
pledge
; to
assert
,
assure
; to
dare
say.
●
To take by
trickery
; to
trap
, to
seize
upon.
●
To
assume
, as a
character
; to take on.
●
To
engage
with; to
attack
,
take on
in a fight.
●
To have knowledge of; to hear.
●
To have or
take charge
of.
Noun
●
In British English:
The
passing
of
slower
traffic
on the
curbside
rather than
on the side
closest to
oncoming
traffic
.
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Origin
undertake
English
undertaken
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Overtake
Related
Pursue
Implement
Conduct
Enact
Perform
Oversee
Execute
Initiate
Undergo
Employ
Fulfil
Accomplish
Facilitate
Commit
Adopt
Carry
Administer
Manage
Handle
Achieve
Preform
Attend
Underwrite
Obtain
Develop
Fulfill
Commence
Approach
Support
Promote
Authorise
Take
Plan
Persue
Formulate
Fund
Coordinate
Practice
Embrace
Utilize
Establish
Carryout
Introduce
Seek
Accept
Embark
Enforce
Submit
Institute
Conducting
Conducts
Endorse
Organize
Prioritize
Outsource
Acquire
Direct
Exercise
Enable
Take Up
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Rhymes
Fake
Nake
Cake
Jake
Lake
Ache
Sake
Wake
Raik
Bake
Take
Hake
Make
Rake
Shake
Drake
Wrake
Sheik
Break
Brake
Slake
Blake
Steak
Snake
Spake
Flake
Awake
Stake
Drake
Quake
Blake
Ashake
Mosaic
Betake
Opaque
Remake
Partake
Reshake
Mistake
Forsake
Overtake
Moonquake
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