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verb (v)

• put in motion or move to act(verb.creation)

  Synonym:
  activate, actuate, spark, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip
  

  source: wordnet30
• leave(verb.motion)

  Synonym:
  depart, part, roar off, set forth, set out, start, start out, take off
  

  source: wordnet30
• direct attention to, as if by means of contrast(verb.change)

  Example:
  I set off these words by brackets.
  

  Synonym:
  bring out
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause to burst with a violent release of energy(verb.change)

  Synonym:
  blow up, detonate, explode
  

  source: wordnet30
• make up for(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  cancel, offset
  

  source: wordnet30
• set in motion or cause to begin(verb.change)

  source: wordnet30
• provoke or stir up(verb.communication)

  Example:
  Set off great unrest among the people.
  

  Synonym:
  incite, instigate, stir up
  

  source: wordnet30