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  1. 1. v. i. To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to begin. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To begin to be, or to act as. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To take a degree at a university. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. set in motion, cause to start Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. get off the ground Source: wordnet
  8. 8. To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.Many a wooer doth commence his suit. Shak. Source: adambom
  9. 9. v:100 v take the first step or steps in carrying out an action v set in motion, cause to start v get off the ground Source: ecdict

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