His mental powers were equal to greater tasks.
Atterbury.
To take to task. See under Take.
Syn. — Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery; study;
lesson; stint.
Task, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tasked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tasking.] 1. To
impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or
duty to.
There task thy maids, and exercise the loom.
Dryden.