Definition of Commence. Meaning of Commence. Synonyms of Commence
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Definition of Commence
Commence Commence Com*mence", v. t.
To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.
Many a wooer doth commence his suit. --Shak.
Note: It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal
noun (instead of the infinitive with to) after
commence; as, he commenced studying, not he commenced
to study.
Commence Commence Com*mence", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Commenced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Commencing.] [F. commencer, OF. comencier, fr. L.
com- + initiare to begin. See Initiate.]
1. To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to
begin.
Here the anthem doth commence. --Shak.
His heaven commences ere the world be past.
--Goldsmith.
2. To begin to be, or to act as. [Archaic]
We commence judges ourselves. --Coleridge.
3. To take a degree at a university. [Eng.]
I question whether the formality of commencing was
used in that age. --Fuller.
