Foretake
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume. transitive
"You shall bring and lay in our hands tne product of your activity: we will divide it into two parts — the one shall be ours; it shall be sacred; you shall call it tithe; we will foretake it [...]"
- 2 To take or choose before another (option); prefer. transitive
"To be healthy and acknowledged I strive to be my very best / I am grateful and thankful For the blessings I do have / I foretake to dream the biggest dream yet [...]"
Example
More examples"You shall bring and lay in our hands tne product of your activity: we will divide it into two parts — the one shall be ours; it shall be sacred; you shall call it tithe; we will foretake it [...]"
Etymology
From fore- + take. Also as a back-formation from foretaken. Compare Danish foretage, Swedish företaga.
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