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Verb: take the veil
  1. Become a nun
    "The young woman took the veil after her fiancé died"

Derived forms: taking the veil, takes the veil, took the veil, taken the veil

Type of: profess

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take the Fifth
take the Fifth Amendment
take the floor
take the mick
take the Mickey
take the piss
take the rap
take the road
take the stage
take the stand
take the veil
take time by the forelock
take time off
take to
take to be
take to heart
take to task
take to the woods
take turns
take up
take up arms