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Verbs
(v)
trip
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actuate
,
trigger
,
activate
,
set off
,
spark off
,
spark
,
trigger off
,
touch off
put in motion or move to act
“trigger a reaction”
,
“actuate the circuits”
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(v)
depart
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part
,
start
,
start out
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set forth
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set off
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set out
,
take off
depart for someplace
“The family took off for Florida”
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(v)
bring out
,
set off
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
“This dress accentuates your nice figure!”
,
“I set off these words by brackets”
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(v)
explode
,
detonate
,
blow up
,
set off
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
“We exploded the nuclear bomb”
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(v)
cancel
,
offset
,
set off
make up for
“His skills offset his opponent's superior strength”
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(v)
set off
set in motion or cause to begin
“The guide set the tour off to a good start”
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(v)
incite
,
instigate
,
set off
,
stir up
provoke or stir up
“incite a riot”
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“set off great unrest among the people”
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