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      commence
      verb
      (intransitive) To begin, start.
      (transitive) To begin, start.
      (transitive) To begin to be, or to act as.
      (UK, intransitive, dated) To take a degree at a university.
      Roots
      initiare-mence · Latin · begin
      Synonyms for commence
      beginvstartvinitiatevembarkvinauguratevoriginatev
      Words related to commence
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