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start

verb [T] (CAUSE)
 
 /stɑrt/

Definition

to cause something to be or happen: His mother started the craft market at the community center. You’ve been starting trouble all morning.
(Definition of start verb (CAUSE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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