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