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caretake

verb

Etymology

From care + take, as a back-formation from caretaker or caretaking.

  1. derived from *teh₂g-✻ — “to touch, take”
  2. inherited from *tēkaną✻ — “to touch”
  3. derived from taka — “to touch, take”
  4. inherited from tacan — “to grasp, touch”
  5. inherited from taken — “to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike”
  6. compounded as caretake — “care + take”

Definitions

  1. To look after as a caretaker.

    • "Webster wants me to caretake his place while they're away."

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA