commence+upon
1commence — I verb arise, auspicate, begin, bring, broach, come into existence, come into the world, embark on, engage in, enter upon, inaugurate, incept, incipere, initiate, install, institute, introduce, launch, lay the foundations, make one s debut, open …
2Commence — Com*mence , v. t. To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of. [1913 Webster] Many a wooer doth commence his suit. Shak. [1913 Webster] Note: It is the practice of good writers to use the verbal noun (instead of the infinitive with to)… …
3commence — [v] start action arise, begin, come into being, come into existence, embark on, enter upon, get cracking*, get going, get one’s feet wet*, get show on road*, hit the ground running*, inaugurate, initiate, jump into, kick off*, launch, lead off,… …
4commence — verb (commenced; commencing) Etymology: Middle English comencen, from Anglo French comencer, from Vulgar Latin *cominitiare, from Latin com + Late Latin initiare to begin, from Latin, to initiate Date: 14th century transitive verb to enter upon ; …
5commence — Synonyms and related words: arise, begin, blast away, blast off, come into being, dive in, embark, embark on, embark upon, enter, enter upon, establish, fall to, get to, go ahead, head into, inaugurate, initiate, jump off, kick off, launch, lead… …
6commence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See beginning. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. start, enter upon, originate, initiate; see begin 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at begin . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. begin, start, initiate, launch, open.… …
7commence — I. v. n. 1. Begin, originate, take rise. 2. Begin, open. 3. Take the first step, make a beginning, break ground, break the ice. II. v. a. Begin, institute, inaugurate, originate, open, start, enter upon, set about, set on foot, set in operation …
8To take upon one's self — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
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10To set upon — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
