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commence verb [intransitive, transitive]
formal to begin or to start something
[+ with]: A trial commences with opening statements. | commence sth: Your first evaluation will be six months after you commence employment. | commence doing sth: You may commence reading, Jeremy.
: begin, start, originate


commend verb [transitive] formal

1 to praise or approve of someone or something, especially publicly : commend sb for sth: A Chester man was commended for his public-spirited action. | highly commended: Bartholomew's work has been highly commended.

2 to tell someone that something is good or deserves attention; recommend: I commend this bill to the House. | not have much to commend it (=not be satisfactory): The hotel doesn't have much to commend it.

3 old use to give someone to someone else to take care of