Initiate
Trigger
Trigger verb - Put in motion or move to act.
Usage example: trigger a reaction
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| reaction | initiate reaction | trigger reaction |
| mode | initiate mode | trigger mode |
| change | initiate change | trigger change |
| impact | initiate impact | trigger impact |
| Other words: attack, turn, series, sequence, end, destruction, bomb, game, apocalypse, transformation, fight, battle, dialogue, invasion, quest, war, self-destruct, attacks. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Fallout 3 has Initiate Reddin who Sarah Lyons refers to as a trigger happy liability.
Source: Leeroy Jenkins
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