"attask" meaning in All languages combined

See attask on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: attasks [present, singular, third-person], attasking [participle, present], attasked [participle, past], attasked [past]
Etymology: From at- + task. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|at|task}} at- + task Head templates: {{en-verb}} attask (third-person singular simple present attasks, present participle attasking, simple past and past participle attasked)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To take to task; tax; reprove; blame. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-attask-en-verb-e~Ps5Bh6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with at-

Inflected forms

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