verb

begin.

his design team commenced work

begin,start,start off,get down to business,get the ball rolling,get going,get under way,get off the ground,make a start on,set about,go about,enter on,embark on,launch into,lead off,get down to,set in motion,ring up the curtain on,open,initiate,institute,inaugurate,go ahead,get cracking on,get stuck into,kick off,get the show on the road,get weaving (on)