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  • 21commence — [[t]kəme̱ns[/t]] commences, commencing, commenced V ERG When something commences or you commence it, it begins. [FORMAL] The academic year commences at the beginning of October... [V n/ ing] They commenced a systematic search... [V to inf] The… …

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  • 22commence — verb the meeting will commence at noon Syn: begin, start; get the ball rolling, get going, get underway, get off the ground, set about, embark on, launch into, lead off; open, initiate, inaugurate; informal kick off, get the show on the road Ant …

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  • 23commence — [kəˈmens] verb [I/T] formal to begin, or to begin something The trial will commence in 30 days.[/ex] …

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  • 24Commence Corporation — Type Privately Held Corporation Industry Computer software Founded Red Bank, NJ (1988) Headquarters Tinton Falls, NJ Key people Larry Carets …

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  • 25commence a suit — index sue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 27commence proceedings against a third party — index implead Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 28commence — commenceable, adj. commencer, n. /keuh mens /, v.i., v.t., commenced, commencing. to begin; start. [1250 1300; ME commencen < AF, MF comencer < VL *cominitiare, equiv. to L com COM + initiare to begin; see INITIATE] Syn. originate, inaugurate.&#8230; …

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  • 29commence — verb /kəˈmɛns/ To begin, start. Ant: cease See Also: commencement …

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  • 30commence — 1 p.s. Prés., 3 p.s. Prés., 1 p.s. Prés. subj., 3 p.s. Prés. subj. commencer …

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