trip (v)
actuate (v)
trigger (v)
activate (v)
set off (v)
spark off (v)
spark (v)
trigger off (v)
touch off (v)

v01643657

type v
lex_filenum 36
def put in motion or move to act
examples trigger a reaction
actuate the circuits
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Cause happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
Hypernym initiate, pioneer
Derivationally related form spark → spark
Derivationally related form activate → activation
Derivationally related form trigger → trigger
Derivationally related form actuate → actuator; actuate → act
Derivationally related form actuate → actuation
Derivationally related form trip → trip
Derivationally related form trip → tripper
Incoming links
Derivationally related form act → actuate; actuator → actuate
Derivationally related form actuation → actuate
Derivationally related form trigger → trigger
Derivationally related form trip → trip
Derivationally related form tripper → trip
Derivationally related form activation → activate
Derivationally related form spark → spark
Also see set → set off
Hyponym initiate, pioneer

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