BEGIN (2)

Be‐gin″, v. t. 1. 1. To enter on; to commence.
Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. Pope. 2. 2. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a beginning of.
The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures, which leads us to the knowledge of God. Locke. Syn. — To commence; originate; set about; start.