Word

recommence, v.
(recommenced, recommences, recommencing)

begin again
<verb.change>

recommence

sample sentences

"we recommenced his reading after a short nap"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

begin, start, set out, commence, start out, get down, get, set about

cause to start anew
<verb.change>

recommence

sample sentences

"The enemy recommenced hostilities after a few days of quiet"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

start, begin, commence, lead off