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English verb: set in motion

1. set in motion (contact) get going; give impetus to


SamplesLaunch a career.
Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process.


Synonymslaunch


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something.
Somebody ----s something PP


Broader (hypernym)displace, move


Narrower (hyponym)launch









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