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v. Simple past tense and past participle of commence.

"'If he _has not fulfilled_ his promise to write,' but 'If he _did not write_ as he undertook to do' ([Greek: _egrapsen huposchomenos_]); nor 'If he _has commenced and finished_,' but 'If he _commenced and finished_' ([Greek: _arxamenos sunetelese_])."

cease   

commenced    commences    commencing   

commencement   

inaugurate    start    embark on    set-off    introduce   

commenced    commencing   

originate    start    begin   

Spence    cents    commonsense    condense    defence   

recommendatory    alongshore    straight-legged    ______i    sugar-coated