commence definition
commence vb to start or begin; come or cause to come into being, operation, etc. (C14: from Old French comencer, from Vulgar Latin cominitiare (unattested), from Latin com- (intensive) + initiare to begin, from initium a beginning) â¦ commencer n.nglish Collins Dictionary-English Definition & Thesaurus &nbsp. commence begin, embark on, enter upon, get the show on the road (informal) inaugurate, initiate, open, originate, start Antonyms bring or come to an end, cease, complete, conclude, desist, end, finish, halt, stop, terminate, wind up.