Associations to the word «Betake»

Wiktionary

BETAKE, verb. (transitive) To beteach.

BETAKE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To take over to; take across (to); deliver.

BETAKE, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To seize; lay hold of; take. [from 15th c.]

BETAKE, verb. (reflexive) (archaic) To take one's self to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse. [from 17th c.]

BETAKE, verb. (reflexive) (archaic) To commit to a specified action. [from 16th c.]

BETAKE, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To commend or entrust to; to commit to.

BETAKE, verb. (intransitive) (archaic) To take oneself.

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.

Leo Tolstoy