• (v. t.) To take or seize. • (v. t.) To commend or intrust to; to commit to. • (v. t.) To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/betake/
Be·take' transitive verb [ imperfect Betook ; past participle Betaken ; present participle & verbal noun Betaking .] [ Prefix be- + take .] 1. To take or seize. [ Obsolete] Spe... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/43