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set off
verb
Definition of SET OFF
transitive verb1
2
a : offset, compensate <more variety in the Lancashire weather to set off its most disagreeable phases — Geographical Journal> b : to make a setoff of <the respective totals shall be set off against one another — O. R. Hobson>
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a : to set in motion : cause to begin b : to cause to explode
4
: to measure off on a surface
intransitive verb
: to start out on a course or a journey <set off for home>
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First Known Use of SET OFF
circa 1598
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