commences
Gets under way
Commences means begins or starts.
The word is formal, appearing in legal documents, official proceedings, and ceremonial contexts: The trial commences Monday, Graduation ceremonies commence at ten o'clock.
In everyday speech, people usually say starts or begins instead.
initiation
Formal admission ceremony
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- inceptionFounding moment
- onsetStarting point of something
outset · launch · kickoff · debut · genesis · dawn · opening · start · introduction · activation
- commencement speechOration at graduation ceremonies
- commencement speakerOne addressing graduates
- commencement addressFormal graduation ceremony speech
- commencement speechesOrations at degree ceremonies
- commencement ceremonyFormal degree-conferring event
- commencement addressesSpeeches at graduation ceremonies
commence, commencement, commenced, commencing, recommence, recommenced, recommencing, commencements