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propound, state, offer, submit, suggest, broach, make a motion,
move: Hugo set forth various proposals for the expansion of the
company. b set out or off, put forth or out, begin, start
(out), get under way, go, embark, sally forth, push off, depart,
leave: After much hemming and hawing, Clive finally set forth
on his big adventure. c set out, present, declare, describe,
propose, state, articulate, enunciate: Hermione's theory is set
forth in a lengthy report. 19 set in. begin, become
established, arrive, come: Winter has set in quite early this
year. 20 set off. a ignite, kindle, detonate, light, touch
off, trigger, trip: That little spark set off an explosion that
destroyed the entire plant. b dramatize, enhance, highlight,
throw into relief, show (off), display: The engraving is
beautifully set off by the new mat and frame. c See 18 (b),
above. 21 set on. set upon, attack, assault, pounce on or upon,
fall on or upon, fly at: You were set on by a pack of dogs in
the park? 22 set out. a See 17 (b) and (c), above. b put out,
lay out, arrange, dispose, display: The stallholders are all
setting out their wares for the jewellery fair this morning. 23
set up. a build, put up, erect, assemble, construct, raise,
elevate, put together, arrange, prepare: They are setting up
the Christmas displays over the weekend. b start, begin,
initiate, organize, establish, found; finance, fund, invest in,
back, subsidize: The Crockers are setting up their third shop
in Halsted. His father set him up in business. 24 set upon.
attack, assault, ambush, beat up, fall upon, set about Colloq
mug: The gang set upon him as he was getting home from work.
--n. 25 collection, group, combination, number, grouping,
assortment, selection, arrangement, series: Brackenhall bought
a set of Hogarth etchings from the gallery. 26 clique, coterie,
group, company, circle, ring, crowd, faction, sect, gang: The
set she associates with think nothing of flying to Rio for the
weekend. 27 kit, outfit, rig; equipment, apparatus: When I was
ten, my father bought me a chemistry set. 28 setting, stage set
or setting, scene, mise en scŠne, mounting, scenery: Hunter's
set for Waiting for Godot won a prize.
--adj. 29 fixed, established, determined, predetermined,
arranged, prearranged, decided, customary, usual, normal,
regular, agreed, conventional, habitual, definite, defined,
firm, unvarying, unvaried, unchanging, wonted, rigid, strict,
settled, scheduled: There is a set order in which these things