n.
Pronunciation: ' o ̇ f- ˌ set, vt senses are also o ̇ f- '
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -set ; -set · ting
Date: 1792
transitive verb
1 a : to place over against something : BALANCE <credits offset debits> b : to serve as a counterbalance for : COMPENSATE <his speed offset his opponent's greater weight>
2 : to form an offset in < offset a wall>
intransitive verb : to become marked by offset