verb
Meaning 1
To initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- My letter to the newspaper sparked off an investigation into government corruption.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: instigate, provoke, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under, send, sting, bring about, cheer, draw, drive, encourage, egg on, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, ignite, impel, incite, induce, inflame, invoke, lash, motive, motivate, move, obligate, oblige, push, promote, prompt, rouse, set off, spark off, spur, spur on, stimulate, stir, stir up, stoke, tempt, urge, whet, whip up
Antonyms: none provided