English verb: spark off | |||
1. | spark off (creation) put in motion or move to act | ||
Samples | Trigger a reaction. Actuate the circuits. | ||
Synonyms | activate, actuate, set off, spark, touch 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 | ||