Ignite and Start

Ignite

Ignite verb - To set (something) on fire.

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Start and ignite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Start" instead a verb "Ignite".

Nearby Words: ignition, igniter, igniting

Start verb - To cause to function.

Usage example: trying to start the car on a frigid morning

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Ignite and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ignite" instead a verb "Start".

Nearby Words: started, startled, starting, starter, startup

fire	ignite fire	start fire
romance	ignite romance	start romance
people	ignite people	start people
group	ignite group	start group
Other words: battle, age, war, engine, fires, wars.

Artistic License Chemistry: Crude oil is much harder to ignite than gasoline due to impurities (its flash point is around 100 degrees Fahrenheit); in the bitter cold of an Alaskan winter it would be no small task to start an oil fire.

Source: Film / 30 Days of Night
Dan Aykroyd has reportedly written several scripts over the years, all of which failed to ignite enough interest to start pre-production.

Source: Saved from Development Hell
After Ren discovers Rey has broken out of her cell, there's a discretion shot to the corridor outside, where a pair of Stormtroopers nervously start backing away after hearing Ren ignite his lightsaber and start trashing the room.

Source: Film / The Force Awakens

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