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spark off

(tr, adverb) to bring into being or action; activate or initiate to spark off an argument

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spark off - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"

activate, actuate, set off, spark, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip

initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"

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