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present tense third-person singular of commence
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1
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
- commence the festivities
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2
to come into existence
- the games commenced early in the morning
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- actualizes,
- appears,
- arises,
- begins,
- breaks,
- dawns,
- engenders,
- forms,
- materializes,
- originates,
- sets in,
- springs,
- starts
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“Commences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commences. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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