as in to accept
to take to or upon oneself
undertook the responsibility of raising the orphaned children as their own
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Recent Examples of undertake
The only royal child not in attendance was the eldest child, Crown Prince Christian, 19, who is currently undertaking military training.
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 27 May 2025
The companies on the list have undertaken important and often difficult work to reduce the carbon pollution from their operations, energy consumption and supply chains.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The brainchild of Alexander Hamilton, the Bank carried out some of the functions of a modern central bank, such as managing the money supply and undertaking a rudimentary form of macroeconomic policy and bank regulation.
—Time, 23 May 2025
However, these trips weren’t undertaken with the aid of a compass, sextant, or even a map.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
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Jillian Frankel, People.com, 27 May 2025
The companies on the list have undertaken important and often difficult work to reduce the carbon pollution from their operations, energy consumption and supply chains.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The brainchild of Alexander Hamilton, the Bank carried out some of the functions of a modern central bank, such as managing the money supply and undertaking a rudimentary form of macroeconomic policy and bank regulation.
—Time, 23 May 2025
However, these trips weren’t undertaken with the aid of a compass, sextant, or even a map.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertake
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Ryan Bos, who has been executive director of DC’s Capital Pride Alliance since 2011, was thrilled when the group’s bid to host WorldPride was accepted in 2022.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The Authority never kept its promises to renounce terrorism and accept Israel.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Sponsors may assume their site partners are ready, only to discover costly delays during study startup.—
Sonali Bloom,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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For present purposes, the Court can assume (as seems likely) that Congress intended to preclude the President (or any subordinate officials acting at his direction) from directing, supervising, or controlling the Corporation.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 June 2025
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Younger Mainers might end up shouldering the weight of property taxes, especially considering that the Pine Tree State's population is the oldest in the nation, with nearly a quarter of its population over the age of 65, according to a 2024 report by the State Economist of Maine.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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However, the reality is that a democratic society relies on the group shouldering some costs for the benefit of the whole.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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“Undertake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertake. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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