undertake

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undertake undertaking

Main Entry: un·der·take
Pronunciation: "&n-d&r-'tAk
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): un·der·took /-'tuk/; un·der·tak·en /-'tA-k&n/; -tak·ing
transitive verb
1 : to take upon oneself : set about : ATTEMPT <undertake a task> <undertake to learn to swim>
2 : to put oneself under obligation to perform; also : to accept as a charge or responsibility <the lawyer who undertook the case>
3 : GUARANTEE, PROMISE <readily undertook that the letter should be securely conveyed -- Sir Walter Scott>
intransitive verb, archaic : to give surety or assume responsibility