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propound, state, offer, submit, suggest, broach, make a motion,<br />

move: Hugo set forth various proposals for the expansion of the<br />

company. b set out or off, put forth or out, begin, start<br />

(out), get under way, go, embark, sally forth, push off, depart,<br />

leave: After much hemming and hawing, Clive finally set forth<br />

on his big adventure. c set out, present, declare, describe,<br />

propose, state, articulate, enunciate: Hermione's theory is set<br />

forth in a lengthy report. 19 set in. begin, become<br />

established, arrive, come: Winter has set in quite early this<br />

year. 20 set off. a ignite, kindle, detonate, light, touch<br />

off, trigger, trip: That little spark set off an explosion that<br />

destroyed the entire plant. b dramatize, enhance, highlight,<br />

throw into relief, show (off), display: The engraving is<br />

beautifully set off by the new mat and frame. c See 18 (b),<br />

above. 21 set on. set upon, attack, assault, pounce on or upon,<br />

fall on or upon, fly at: You were set on by a pack of dogs in<br />

the park? 22 set out. a See 17 (b) and (c), above. b put out,<br />

lay out, arrange, dispose, display: The stallholders are all<br />

setting out their wares for the jewellery fair this morning. 23<br />

set up. a build, put up, erect, assemble, construct, raise,<br />

elevate, put together, arrange, prepare: They are setting up<br />

the Christmas displays over the weekend. b start, begin,<br />

initiate, organize, establish, found; finance, fund, invest in,<br />

back, subsidize: The Crockers are setting up their third shop<br />

in Halsted. His father set him up in business. 24 set upon.<br />

attack, assault, ambush, beat up, fall upon, set about Colloq<br />

mug: The gang set upon him as he was getting home from work.<br />

--n. 25 collection, group, combination, number, grouping,<br />

assortment, selection, arrangement, series: Brackenhall bought<br />

a set of Hogarth etchings from the gallery. 26 clique, coterie,<br />

group, company, circle, ring, crowd, faction, sect, gang: The<br />

set she associates with think nothing of flying to Rio for the<br />

weekend. 27 kit, outfit, rig; equipment, apparatus: When I was<br />

ten, my father bought me a chemistry set. 28 setting, stage set<br />

or setting, scene, mise en scŠne, mounting, scenery: Hunter's<br />

set for Waiting for Godot won a prize.<br />

--adj. 29 fixed, established, determined, predetermined,<br />

arranged, prearranged, decided, customary, usual, normal,<br />

regular, agreed, conventional, habitual, definite, defined,<br />

firm, unvarying, unvaried, unchanging, wonted, rigid, strict,<br />

settled, scheduled: There is a set order in which these things

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