The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Task \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. [1913 Webster] There task thy maids, and exercise the loom. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax. [1913 Webster] 3. To charge; to tax, as with a fault. [1913 Webster] Too impudent to task me with those errors. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]