Recommence

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To begin again.

    "The struggle with ways and means had recommenced, more difficult now a hundredfold than it had been before, because of their increasing needs."

  2. 2
    begin again wordnet
  3. 3
    cause to start anew wordnet

Synonyms

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continuepick uprebeginrebootreinitiaterenew

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"The struggle with ways and means had recommenced, more difficult now a hundredfold than it had been before, because of their increasing needs."

Etymology

From Middle French recommencer, from Old French recommencier.

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