foretake

Etymology

From fore- + take. Also as a back-formation from foretaken. Compare Danish foretage, Swedish företaga.

verb

  1. To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.“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 [...]”
  2. To take or choose before another (option); prefer.“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 [...]”