The Meaning of commence

• (v. i.) To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin.
• (v. i.) To begin to be, or to act as.
• (v. i.) To take a degree at a university.
• (v. t.) To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.

Synonyms

get down , begin , get , start out , start , set about , set out , begin , lead off , start , start , start up , embark on

Antonyms

end , end

Rhymes

bence , cense , cents , commonsense , condense , defence , defense , dense , dispense , expense , fence , ferenc , flense , frankincense , hence , hense , immense , incense , intense , mense , misrepresents , nondefense , offense , pence , pense , pretense , recompense , sense , spence , suspense , tense , thence , whence