Synonyms

spark trigger set_off activate actuate trigger_off spark_off trip

Examples

"trigger a reaction" "actuate the circuits"

Used in print

On a military_mission for his native Virginia the youthful George_Washington touched_off the_French and Indian_War , then guarded his colony 's frontier as head of its militia .

That touched_off a total stampede .

A sizable supply of powder had been touched_off .

Related terms

initiate act tripper trigger actuator anticipate happen