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betask
betask v. 
/bᵻˈtask/, /biˈtæsk/ to charge with a task.
Brit. /bᵻˈtɑːsk/
, /bᵻˈtɑːsk//bᵻˈtask/U.S. /bəˈtæsk/
, /bəˈtæsk//biˈtæsk/ΘΠ
society > authority > delegated authority > investing with delegated authority > vest authority in a person [verb (transitive)] > commission to do something
assign1297
chargec1300
ordainc1330
commita1402
limitc1405
commisea1470
task1530
taska1592
consign1705
detail1837
betask1857
1857 C. Heavysege Saul (1869) 268 The nymph..would have betasked me like a very slave.
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