commence
[ kuh-mens ]
/ kəˈmɛns /
verb (used with or without object), com·menced, com·menc·ing.
to begin; start.
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Origin of commence
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See begin.
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commence
/ (kəˈmɛns) /
verb
to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc
Derived forms of commence
commencer, nounWord 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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