Fire
Fire verb - To set (something) on fire.
Usage example: lit some kindling before attempting to fire the logs
Put out
Put out verb - To cause to cease burning.
Usage example: put out the campfire before leaving
Both terms in one sentence
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In the third game, having been on fire and then put out gets them the Singed moodlet until they take a bath or shower, if they catch fire again while Singed they die instantly.
Source: Man on Fire - When Moss attempts to put out a burning soldering iron, the fire extinguisher catches fire.
Source: Epic Fail / Live-Action TV -
The 0.6.4 patch rectified this, as the amount of damage the fire does decreases over time until it is put out and the fire extinguisher consumables put out the fire immediately, instead of just increasing the chance the fire is put out.
Source: Video Game / World of Tanks
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