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touch off, v.
freq. cnt. 3

put in motion or move to act
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

activate actuate set off spark spark off touch off trigger trigger off trip

sample sentences

"trigger a reaction"
"actuate the circuits"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

act actuation actuator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

initiate, pioneer

cause

happen, occur, take place, go on, pass, come about, hap, pass off, fall out