betake meaning
EN
[bɪˈteɪk] [-eɪk] - VerbSGbetakesPRbetakingPTbetookPPbetakenPREbe-
- (transitive) To beteach.
- (transitive, obsolete) To take over to; take across (to); deliver.
- (transitive, obsolete) To seize; lay hold of; take.
- (reflexive, archaic) To take one's self to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse.
- (reflexive, archaic) To commit to a specified action.
- (transitive, archaic) To commend or entrust to; to commit to.
- (intransitive, archaic) To take oneself.
- (transitive) To beteach.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The same secludedness and isolation to which the schoolmaster whale betakes himself in his advancing years, is true of all aged Sperm Whales.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of betake in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Morphemes
- Prefixes
- Words by prefix
- Words prefixed with be-
- Words prefixed with be-
- Words by prefix
- Prefixes
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Morphemes
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "betake" is a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.