betake

verb

be·take bi-ˈtāk

betook bi-ˈtu̇k

; betaken bi-ˈtā-kən

; betaking

transitive verb

archaic : commit

: 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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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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betake

verb

be·take bi-ˈtāk

betook -ˈtu̇k

; betaken -ˈtā-kən

; betaking

: to cause (oneself) to go

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