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verb

1. put in motion or move to act (Freq. 4)
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
• Syn:
trip, actuate, trigger, activate, spark off,
spark, trigger off, touch off
• Derivationally related forms:
spark (for: spark), activation (for: activate), trigger (for: trigger), actuator (for: actuate), act (for: actuate), actuation (for: actuate), trip (for: trip), tripper (for: trip)
• Hypernyms:
initiate, pioneer
• Cause:
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur,
pass, fall out, come about, take place
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. leave (Freq. 3)
- The family took off for Florida
• Syn:
depart, part, start, start out, set forth,
set out, take off
• See Also:
part with (for: part)
• Derivationally related forms:
takeoff (for: take off), parting (for: part), departure (for: depart), departer (for: depart)
• Hypernyms:
leave, go forth, go away
• Hyponyms:
take off, lift off, roar off, blaze, blaze out,
sally forth, sally out
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- The children set off to the playground
3. cause to burst with a violent release of energy (Freq. 2)
- We exploded the nuclear bomb
• Syn:
explode, detonate, blow up
• Derivationally related forms:
blowup (for: blow up), detonative (for: detonate), detonation (for: detonate), detonator (for: detonate), explosion (for: explode)
• Hypernyms:
change integrity
• Hyponyms:
fulminate, dynamite
• Cause:
detonate, explode, blow up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. direct attention to, as if by means of contrast (Freq. 2)
- This dress accentuates your nice figure!
- I set off these words by brackets
• Syn:
bring out
• Hypernyms:
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
• Hyponyms:
pick up, foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up, raise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. make up for (Freq. 1)
- His skills offset his opponent's superior strength
• Syn:
cancel, offset
• Derivationally related forms:
offset (for: offset)
• Hypernyms:
balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
• Hyponyms:
counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. set in motion or cause to begin (Freq. 1)
- The guide set the tour off to a good start
• Hypernyms:
begin, lead off, start, commence
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
7. provoke or stir up
- incite a riot
- set off great unrest among the people
• Syn:
incite, instigate, stir up
• Derivationally related forms:
instigative (for: instigate), instigation (for: instigate), instigant (for: instigate), instigator (for: instigate), incitive (for: incite), incitement (for: incite), incitation (for: incite), inciter (for: incite)
• Hypernyms:
provoke, stimulate
• Hyponyms:
raise
• Cause:
act, move
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE