Commence and Engage in

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Commence verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).

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Engage in is an antonym for commence.

Nearby Words: commencement, commencing

Definitions of Commence not found.

Commence is an antonym for engage in in carry out topic.

Played for Laughs in A Night in the Lonesome October: not only do all the Players, good guys or bad, engage in the practice, but one night they all raid the same cemetery at the same time, and commence trading the excavated body parts needed for their various rituals and schemes.

Source: Grave Robbing

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