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Another word for undertake

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undertake

v.

endeavor, engage, set out, promise, try out, try, begin, commence, offer, set in motion, volunteer, initiate, commit oneself to, embark upon, venture, take upon oneself, answer for, hazard, stake, move, devote oneself to, pledge oneself to, shoulder, take up for, take on, set about, go into, go about, go in for, put one's hand to, have one's hands in, have in hand, launch into, launch forth, address oneself to, enter on or upon, busy oneself with, tackle*, pitch into*, fall into*, buckle to*, take on*, take the plunge*, fall to*, have a try at*, go for in a big way*.

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Another word for undertake

verb

To take upon oneself:
assume, incur, shoulder, tackle, take on, take over. See accept
To assume an obligation:
contract, engage, pledge, promise. See agree, obligation
To go about the initial step in doing (something):
approach, begin, commence, embark, enter, get off, inaugurate, initiate, institute, launch, lead off, open, set about, set out, set to, start, take on, take up. (Informal) kick off. Idioms: get cracking, get going, get the show on the road. See start

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In 488 Theodoric, king of the East Goths, received commission from the Greek emperor, Zeno, to undertake the affairs of Italy.
If he did not die, he was considered unfit to undertake the mission and another was chosen.
Napoleon's determination to undertake the invasion of England has often been disputed, but it is hard to imagine what other operation he contemplated, for the outbreak of hostilities with his continental enemies found him ill-supplied with intelligence as to the resources of the country he had then to traverse.
Plevire or plebire, to undertake or engage for someone, cf.
His assertion that he was moved to undertake his task mainly by "zeal for God's house and for His holy law," and the very free use he has made of quotations from the Bible, leave scarcely a.

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