task (v.) Old form(s): task'd , taske
set a task [for], employ
Cor I.iii.37[Volumnia to Virgilia, of Martius] Like to a harvest-man that's tasked to mow / Or all or lose his hire
Tem I.ii.192[Ariel to Prospero] To thy strong bidding task / Ariel
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