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undertake - promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners" |
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guarantee |
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promise,
assure make a promise or commitment
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subvent,
subvention,
underwrite guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
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undertake - enter upon an activity or enterprise |
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attempt |
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pioneer,
initiate open up and explore a new area; "pioneer space"
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undertake - accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" |
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tackle |
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face up,
confront,
face deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
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rise increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
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undertake - accept as a charge |
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consent,
go for,
accept tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
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