Definition of Set-off

Verb

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

Word games points for the Set_off

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Unscramble set_off

43 unscramble word found using the letters set_off.

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