Meanings
verbcaretake (third-person singular simple present caretakes, present participle caretaking, simple past caretook, past participle caretaken)
present singular third person caretakes · participle present caretaking · past caretook · participle past caretaken
- transitiveTo look after as a caretaker.
"Webster wants me to caretake his place while they're away."
1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 100
Origin
From care + take, as a back-formation from caretaker or caretaking.
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