'Undertake' definitions:
Definition of 'undertake'
(from WordNet)
verb
verb
verb
Promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" [syn: undertake, guarantee]
verb
Enter into a contractual arrangement [syn: contract, undertake]
verb
Accept as a charge [syn: undertake, take in charge]
Definition of 'Undertake'
From: GCIDE
- Undertake \Un`der*take"\, v. t. [imp. Undertook; p. p. Undertaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Undertaking.] [Under + take.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- To second, or oppose, or undertake The perilous attempt. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract. [1913 Webster]
- I 'll undertake to land them on our coast. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm. [1913 Webster]
- And he was not right fat, I undertake. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- And those two counties I will undertake Your grace shall well and quietly enjoiy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- I dare undertake they will not lose their labor. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To assume, as a character. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To engage with; to attack. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- It is not fit your lordship should undertake every companion that you give offense to. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To have knowledge of; to hear. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 7. To take or have the charge of. [Obs.] "Who undertakes you to your end." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Keep well those that ye undertake. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Undertake'
From: GCIDE
- Undertake \Un`der*take"\, v. i.
- 1. To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province. [1913 Webster]
- O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. --Isa. xxxviii. 14. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To venture; to hazard. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- It is the cowish terror of his spirit That dare not undertake. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety. [1913 Webster]
- But on mine honor dare I undertake For good lord Titus' innocence in all. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'undertake'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accept,
- accept obligation,
- agree,
- agree to,
- answer for,
- approach,
- assay,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt,
- bargain,
- bargain for,
- be answerable for,
- be responsible for,
- be security for,
- begin,
- bind,
- buckle to,
- carry on,
- certify,
- chance,
- commence,
- commit,
- compact,
- conduct,
- contract,
- covenant,
- dive into,
- do,
- do a deal,
- embark in,
- embark on,
- embark upon,
- employ,
- endeavor,
- engage,
- engage in,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- essay,
- exercise,
- fall into,
- fall to,
- follow,
- get busy,
- get cracking,
- get going,
- get under way,
- get with it,
- go about,
- go at,
- go bail for,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go to it,
- go upon,
- guarantee,
- have an understanding,
- have at,
- hop to it,
- jump to it,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- lift a finger,
- light into,
- make a deal,
- make an attempt,
- make an effort,
- move into,
- obligate,
- offer,
- pass,
- pitch in,
- pitch into,
- pledge,
- plunge into,
- practice,
- proceed to,
- promise,
- prosecute,
- pursue,
- sail into,
- seek,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set to,
- set to work,
- shake hands on,
- specialize in,
- stand back of,
- start,
- start in,
- stipulate,
- strive,
- struggle,
- swear,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the vows,
- take to,
- take up,
- try,
- turn to,
- use,
- venture,
- venture on,
- venture upon,
- vow,
- wade into,
- wage,
- warrant,
- work at