set off

Definitions of set off

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v direct attention to, as if by means of contrast

“I set off these words by brackets”

Synonyms:: bring out

Types:: pick up
lift out or reflect from a background; foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight
move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; raise
bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

Type of:: accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
to stress, single out as important

v set in motion or cause to begin

Type of:: begin, commence, lead off, start
set in motion, cause to start

v put in motion or move to act

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

Type of:: initiate, pioneer
take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

v provoke or stir up

“set off great unrest among the people”

Synonyms:: incite, instigate, stir up

Types:: raise
activate or stir up

Type of:: provoke, stimulate
provide the needed stimulus for

v cause to burst with a violent release of energy

Synonyms:: blow up, detonate, explode

Types:: fulminate
cause to explode violently and with loud noise; dynamite
blow up with dynamite

Type of:: change integrity
change in physical make-up

v make up for

Synonyms:: cancel, offset

Types:: counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; override
counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)

Type of:: balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize
bring into balance or equilibrium

v leave

Synonyms:: depart, part, set forth, set out, start, start out, take off

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; lift off, take off
depart from the ground; roar off
leave; blaze, blaze out
move rapidly and as if blazing; sally forth, sally out
set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner

Type of:: go away, go forth, leave
go away from a place