Definitions

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  • verb transitive To take on; undertake; assume.
  • verb transitive To undertake a debt.
  • noun A taking on; that which is taken on; acquisition.

Etymologies

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From Middle English ontaken, equivalent to on- +‎ taken. Compare Old English onniman ("to receive, take").

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