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What is another word for setting off?

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To be triggering a passionate feeling or reaction
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Present participle for to embark or depart towards a destination
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“Later this afternoon, we will set off for the island of Filicudi, where we will spend the night and all of the day tomorrow.”
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Present participle for to activate, or to put into motion
“Rays from a prowler's flashlight will set off the alarm.”
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Present participle for to (cause to) come into being
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“They understand that their intervention can set off a chain of events.”
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(led to) Present participle for to have culminated or resulted in a particular event or consequence
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Present participle for to emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of
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Present participle for to send through the air via physical force or acceleration
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Present participle for to fire (a gun or missile)
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Present participle for to move continuously or freely through a space, area or population
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Present participle for to become or make more intense
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Present participle for to enhance or show to advantage
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Present participle for to harmonize or work well with something else
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Present participle for to delineate or mark with a border
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Present participle for to have headed straight towards a specified direction or object, usually at an accelerated speed
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Present participle for to set or be set in action
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Present participle for to begin or embark on an action or task
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Present participle for to be an identifying characteristic or mark of
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(rare) Present participle for to blow up (something) with dynamite
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Present participle for to furnish with accessories
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Present participle for to exceed in weight or importance
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Present participle for to detonate, or cause to detonate, from, or using, an explosive
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Present participle for to differ strikingly or to be an unsuitable match
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Present participle for to neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite influence
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Present participle for to deliberately make (someone) annoyed or angry
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Present participle for to isolate or separate from the rest
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The process of differentiating or distinguishing between two or more things
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The act of bringing about the occurrence of something
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The action of leaving, especially to start a journey
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Adjective
Serving or intended as an ornament
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