Definition of commence

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Commence (v. t.) To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.

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From :: From (prep.) Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of
Induction :: Induction (n.) The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.
Paragenic :: Paragenic (a.) Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; -- said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc..
Incito-motor :: Incito-motor (a.) Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action which, in the case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and excites the muscles to contraction. Opposed to excito-motor..
Ectolecithal :: Ectolecithal (a.) Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to the center of the egg; as, ectolecithal ova..
Reformer :: Reformer (n.) One of those who commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin..
Begin :: Begin (v. t.) To enter on; to commence.
New-year :: New-year (a.) Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, New-year gifts or odes..
Commencement :: Commencement (n.) The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.
Commence :: Commence (v. i.) To take a degree at a university.
Gan :: Gan (v.) Began; commenced.
Principle :: Principle (n.) Beginning; commencement.
Prosecution :: Prosecution (n.) The institution, or commencement, and continuance of a criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal charges against an offender before a legal tribunal, and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the state or government, as by indictment or information..
Opening :: Opening (n.) The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech..
Commence :: Commence (v. i.) To begin to be, or to act as..
Miserere :: Miserere (n.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It commences with the word miserere..
Begin :: Begin (v. i.) To do the first act or the first part of an action; to enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or state of being, or course of action; to take the first step; to start..
Start :: Start (v. i.) To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business..
Recommencement :: Recommencement (n.) A commencement made anew.
Complainant :: Complainant (n.) One who commences a legal process by a complaint.
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