betake (third-person singular simple present betakes, present participle betaking, simple past betook, past participle betaken)
(transitive) To beteach.
betake (third-person singular simple present betakes, present participle betaking, simple past betook, past participle betaken)
(transitive, obsolete) To take over to; take across (to); deliver.
(transitive, obsolete) To seize; lay hold of; take. [from 15th c.]
(reflexive, archaic) To take oneself to; go or move; repair; resort; have recourse. [from 17th c.]
(reflexive, archaic) To commit to a specified action. [from 16th c.]
(transitive, archaic) To commend or entrust to; to commit to.
(intransitive, archaic) To take oneself.
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Source: Wiktionary
Be*take", v. t. [imp. Betook; p. p. Betaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Betaking.] Etym: [Pref. be- + take.]
1. To take or seize. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun. They betook themselves to treaty and submission. Burke. The rest, in imitation, to like arms Betook them. Milton. Whither shall I betake me, where subsist Milton.
3. To commend or intrust to; to commit to. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
