English verb: set in motion | |||
1. | set in motion (contact) get going; give impetus to | ||
Samples | Launch a career. Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process. | ||
Synonyms | launch | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | launch | ||