verb
- past participle of betake; having gone or moved to a place
Usage: archaic; formal
Examples
- The knight had betaken himself to the castle for safety.
- She had betaken herself to prayer in times of trouble.
- The travelers had betaken themselves to the inn before nightfall.
- Having betaken himself to study, he rarely emerged from the library.
- The refugees had betaken themselves to higher ground.
- The monks had betaken themselves to their cells for meditation.