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Definitions for Commence

[1] to begin; start.
[2] to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc

Words related to Commence

initiate, begin, inaugurate, launch, originate, open, arise

Words nearby Commence

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

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

Other words from Commence

com·mence·a·ble , adjective
com·menc·er , noun
re·com·mence , verb, re·com·menced, re·com·menc·ing.
un·com·menced , adjective
well-com·menced , adjective

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

Synonyms for Commence

begin, inaugurate, initiate, launch, take up, arise, open, originate, come into being, come into existence, embark on, enter upon, get cracking, get going, get one's feet wet, get show on road, hit the ground running, jump into, kick off, lead off, start the ball rolling, tear into