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Meaning of commence


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  commence
      v 1: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We
           began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as
           soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to
           arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's
           get down to work now" [syn: {get down}, {begin}, {get},
           {start out}, {start}, {set about}, {set out}, {commence}]
           [ant: {end}, {terminate}]
      2: set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the
         Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new
         chapter in your life" [syn: {begin}, {lead off}, {start},
         {commence}] [ant: {end}, {terminate}]
      3: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked
         on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good
         breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon
         session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the
         partisans launched a surprise attack" [syn: {start}, {start
         up}, {embark on}, {commence}]


WordNet ® Princeton University. http://wordnet.princeton.edu

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