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What is the verb for trigger?

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trigger
  1. (transitive) To fire a weapon.
  2. (transitive) To initiate something.
  3. (transitive) To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).
  4. Synonyms:
      5. start, cause, prompt, provoke, spark, generate, initiate, activate, actuate, stimulate, elicit, precipitate, produce, drive, engender, enkindle, occasion, begin, move, run, bring about, set off, spark off, lead to, touch off, trigger off, stir up, turn on, crank up, give rise to, set in motion, put in motion, be the cause of, fan the flames of, induce, instigate, incite, create, inspire, effect, bring, result in, foster, effectuate, beget, bring on, catalyze, invoke, breed, catalyse … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “For some people, certain foods will trigger an allergic reaction.”
      “Any small movement will be enough to trigger the alarm.”
triggered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of trigger
  2. Synonyms:
      3. led, caused, brought on, brought about, gave rise to, produced, effected, created, engendered, generated, promoted, advanced, precipitated, prompted, contributed to, furthered, hastened, accelerated, initiated, provoked, quickened, occasioned, pushed forward, expedited, sped up, speeded up, induced, stirred up, sparked off, stimulated, helped, set off, added to, called forth, spurred, instigated, begat, begot, set in motion, put in motion, touched off, triggered off, drove, contributed, fomented, made happen, risked, aroused, elicited, brought to pass … more
triggering
  1. present participle of trigger
  2. Synonyms:
      3. exciting, provoking, inciting, riling, stirring up, fomenting, impassioning, inflaming, rallying, roiling, rousing, stirring, aggravating, agitating, animating, electrifying, firing up, goading, inspiring, instigating, arousing, enthusing, galvanizing, incensing, irking, priming, ruffling, stimulating, whipping up, baiting, charging, egging on, eliciting, encouraging, enlivening, grilling, kindling, piquing, pumping up, revving up, setting off, vexing, vivifying, winding up, working up, activating, angering, awakening, bringing about, bringing out … more
triggers
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trigger
  2. Synonyms:
      3. results, ends in, culminates in, involves, leads to, prompts, elicits, precipitates, sparks off, provokes, causes, brings about, occasions, effects, brings to pass, contributes to, gives rise to, creates, produces, amounts to, drives, induces, effectuates, engenders, finishes in, generates, affects, incites, initiates, instigates, spells, begets, brings, evokes, fosters, redounds to, sets in motion, spurs, stimulates, terminates in, adds up to, brings out, catalyses, catalyzes, draws out, enkindles, introduces, makes happen, makes possible, brings on … more
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