commence

[ kuh-mens ]
/ kəˈmɛns /
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verb (used with or without object), com·menced, com·menc·ing.

to begin; start.

Origin of commence

1250–1300; Middle English commencen < Anglo-French, Middle French comencer < Vulgar Latin *cominitiāre, equivalent to Latin com- com- + initiāre to begin; see initiate

synonym study for commence

See begin.

OTHER WORDS FROM commence

Words nearby commence

commedia dell'arte, commemorate, commemoration, commemorative, commemoratory, commence, commencement, commend, commendable, commendam, commendation

Words related to recommence

increase, recover, continue, gain, restore, repeat, extend, resume, revive, prolong, reopen, restate, reestablish, reaffirm, regain, restart, proceed, assume, adopt, initiate

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British Dictionary definitions for recommence (1 of 2)

recommence
/ (ˌriːkəˈmɛns) /

verb

to begin or commence again

Derived forms of recommence

recommencement, noun

British Dictionary definitions for recommence (2 of 2)

commence
/ (kəˈmɛns) /

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