v. t. [ See Betake, Betaught. ] To commend; to commit. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. Betook p. p. Betaken p. pr. & vb. n. Betaking. ] [ Pref. be- + take. ] 1. To take or seize. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a reflexive pronoun. [ 1913 Webster ]

They betook themselves to treaty and submission. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rest, in imitation, to like arms
Betook them. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whither shall I betake me, where subsist? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To commend or intrust to; to commit to. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]