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set off [v]

1)	put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

Synonyms :

activate actuate spark spark_off touch_off trigger trigger_off trip

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come_about initiate spark activation induction actuator act actuation trip

2)	leave; "The family took off for Florida"

Synonyms :

depart part set_forth set_out start start_out take_off

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go_away takeoff farewell dispense_with departure departure departer takeoff lift_off roar_off blaze sally_forth

3)	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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accent pick_up foreground raise

4)	cause to explode; "We exploded the nuclear bomb"

Synonyms :

blow_up detonate explode

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burst change_integrity blowup detonation cap burst fulminate dynamite

5)	make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"

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balance counterbalance counteract

6)	set in motion or cause to begin; "The guide set the tour off to a good start"

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7)	provoke or stir up; "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"

Synonyms :

incite instigate stir_up

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act provoke fomentation firebrand incitation incitation raise

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