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commence

[ kuh-mens ]
/ kÉ™Ėˆmɛns /
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verb (used with or without object), comĀ·menced, comĀ·mencĀ·ing.
to begin; start.
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Origin of commence

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English commencen, from Anglo-French, Middle French comencer, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin cominitiāre, equivalent to Latin com- com- + initiāre ā€œto beginā€; see initiate

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See begin.

OTHER WORDS FROM commence

comĀ·menceĀ·aĀ·ble, adjectivecomĀ·mencĀ·er, nounreĀ·comĀ·mence, verb, reĀ·comĀ·menced, reĀ·comĀ·mencĀ·ing.
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British Dictionary definitions for commence

commence
/ (kÉ™Ėˆmɛns) /

verb
to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc

Derived forms of commence

commencer, noun

Word Origin for commence

C14: from Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiāre (unattested), from Latin com- (intensive) + initiāre to begin, from initium a beginning
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