Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1765
1 : to describe or characterize with precision
2 a : to cause to explode by or as if by touching with fire b : to provoke or initiate with sudden intensity <the verdict touched off local riots>
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1765
1 : to describe or characterize with precision
2 a : to cause to explode by or as if by touching with fire b : to provoke or initiate with sudden intensity <the verdict touched off local riots>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012