undertake

[uhn-der-teyk] / ˌʌn dərˈteɪk /

VERB

attempt, engage in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence guarantee initiate launch offer shoulder tackle try

STRONG

agree bargain commit contract covenant devote embark endeavor hazard move pledge promise stake stipulate venture volunteer

WEAK

address oneself answer for commit oneself enter upon fall into go about go for go in for go into have a hand in have a try make a run at pitch in set about set in motion set out take on take the plunge take upon oneself try out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease complete conclude deny end finish neglect refuse stop

STRONG

break disagree discourage stay

WEAK

abstain forego forget

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It is also the “costliest project being undertaken by a regulated utility in the United States.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Representation limits this tension by claiming that acts undertaken with the consent of the governed are really their own decisions.

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"When you pair these traits with a landscape that is very rural and difficult to traverse, researching them becomes quite the undertaking," he says.

From Science Daily

"We had two key motivations for undertaking this study," said Dr. Zoë Jewell of Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment, co-author of the article in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

From Science Daily

But the limits vary widely by state, and grocery executives said that determining which products are food-stamp eligible and which aren’t has become a complex undertaking.

From The Wall Street Journal

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