betake

/bɪˈteɪk/
verb
  1. To go or move oneself to a place (formal or literary).
    • She betook herself to the library every evening to read.
    • The knight betook himself to the castle to seek shelter.
    • After the argument, he betook himself to his study to calm down.
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