Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip. | To begin; to cause; to initiate. | To cause to explode, let off. | To put into an angry mood; to start (a person) ranting or sulking, etc. | To enhance by emphasizing differences. | To offset, to compensate for: to reduce the effect of, by having a contrary effect. | To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time to dry.
