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entertake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-ter-take
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To entertain; to receive.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

  • "And with more myld aspect those two to entertake."

Etymology

From enter- + take, after French entreprendre.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

entertakes (present, singular) entertaking (participle, present) entertook (past) entertaken (participle, past)

Questions

What does entertake mean?
To entertain; to receive.
Where does entertake come from?
From enter- + take, after French entreprendre.

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