Antonyms for undertake
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhn-der-teyk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dərˈteɪk |
Definition of undertake
Origin :- c.1200, "to entrap," in the same sense as Old English underniman (cf. Dutch ondernemen, German unternehmen), of which it is a partial loan-translation, from under + take. Cf. also French entreprendre "to undertake," from entre "between, among" + prendre "to take." The under in this word may be the same one that also may form the first element of understand. Meaning "to accept" is attested from mid-13c.; that of "to take upon oneself, to accept the duty of" is from c.1300.
- verb attempt, engage in
- Who, again, could undertake the permanent care of his mother?
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- No one must undertake a journey in the Lozre with a scantily-furnished purse.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- On no other condition, added Nicias, would he undertake the command.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- I never give up what I once commence, and I never fail in what I undertake!
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Well, I undertake to stand 'em off for a bit; you take the bag and run for it.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- Such letters may be bought or begged; I will undertake to procure them.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Will you undertake to make her renounce the earl, who, I believe, is the devil incarnate?
- Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock
- I happen to be at my sister's, on my way from Cairo to Norway, so I undertake to run down.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- Doctor, if you undertake it, said Johnson, I am sure youll make a good thing of it.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- I felt that the journey I was about to undertake was a very dangerous one.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
Synonyms for undertake
- address oneself
- agree
- answer for
- bargain
- begin
- commence
- commit
- commit oneself
- contract
- covenant
- devote
- embark
- endeavor
- enter upon
- fall into
- go about
- go for
- go in for
- go into
- guarantee
- have a hand in
- have a try
- hazard
- initiate
- launch
- make a run at
- move
- offer
- pitch in
- pledge
- promise
- set about
- set in motion
- set out
- shoulder
- stake
- stipulate
- tackle
- take on
- take the plunge
- take upon oneself
- try
- try out
- venture
- volunteer
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