Variant of commence
intransitive verb, transitive verb commenced, commencing
Origin: ME commencen < OFr comencier < VL *cominitiare, orig., to initiate as priest, consecrate < L com-, together + initiare, to initiate
Related Forms:
Browse entries near commence
commemoration
commemorative
commemoratory
commenced
commencement
commencing
commendam
Commendation Medal
commendation
commendatory