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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. |
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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. |
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Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm. |
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To assume, as a character. |
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To engage with; to attack. |
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To have knowledge of; to hear. |
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To take or have the charge of. |
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To take upon one's self, or assume, any business,
duty, or province. |
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To venture; to hazard. |
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To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety. |