01 v. i. To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin.
imp. & p. p.
Commenced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Commencing
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To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin.“Here the anthem doth commence.” — Shak.“His heaven commences ere the world be past.” — Goldsmith.
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To begin to be, or to act as.[Archaic]“We commence judges ourselves.” — Coleridge.
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To take a degree at a university.[Eng.]“I question whether the formality of commencing was used in that age.” — Fuller.