Commence and Quit

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Commence verb - To come into existence.

Usage example: the games commenced early in the morning

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Quit is an antonym for commence.

Nearby Words: commencement, commencing

Quit verb - To stop doing (something) permanently.

Usage example: her doctor told her it was high time she quit smoking

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Commence is an antonym for quit in stop doing something topic.

Nearby Words: quitting, quitter, quits, quitted

battle	commence battle	quit battle
war	commence war	quit war

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