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English verb: touch off | |||
| 1. | touch off (creation) put in motion or move to act | ||
| Samples | Trigger a reaction. Actuate the circuits. | ||
| Synonyms | activate, actuate, set off, spark, spark off, trigger, trigger off, trip | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | initiate, pioneer | ||
| Cause | come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | ||
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