foretake
Verb
To take, receive, or adopt beforehand; assume.
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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 [...]
Enraptures a man to foretake his pleasure, And capture a woman to partake her treasure.
Upon entering, she showed me to the bedroom. I got undressed and laid on the bed, thinking of the course of action I had to foretake as I lay there.
To take or choose before another (option); prefer.
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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 [...]
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