Meaning of foretake | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.
   transitive
2. To take or choose before another (option); prefer.
   transitive

Examples

“You shall bring and lay in our hands tne product of your activity: we will divide it into two parts — the one shall be ours; it shall be sacred; you shall call it tithe; we will foretake it [...]”

“Enraptures a man to foretake his pleasure, And capture a woman to partake her treasure.”

“Upon entering, she showed me to the bedroom. I got undressed and laid on the bed, thinking of the course of action I had to foretake as I lay there.”

“To be healthy and acknowledged I strive to be my very best / I am grateful and thankful For the blessings I do have / I foretake to dream the biggest dream yet [...]”

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