S: (v) bring out, set off (direct attention to, as if by means of contrast) "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets"
S: (v) explode, detonate, blow up, set off (cause to burst with a violent release of energy) "We exploded the nuclear bomb"
S: (v) cancel, offset, set off (make up for) "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
S: (v) set off (set in motion or cause to begin) "The guide set the tour off to a good start"
S: (v) incite, instigate, set off, stir up (provoke or stir up) "incite a riot"; "set off great unrest among the people"