set+off+by+contrast
11set off — 1) decorate through contrast, balance by difference He painted the trim of his house red in order to set off the light colors. 2) to cause to explode The fire set off a large explosion on the ship …
12set off against — set up this in contrast to that …
13set off — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To contrast] Syn. set apart, be different, appear different, be the opposite; see contrast 1 , offset . 2. [To explode] Syn. touch off, set the spark to, detonate; see explode 1 . 3. [To begin] Syn. start out, set forth, set …
14contrast — I. verb Etymology: French contraster, from Middle French, to oppose, resist, alteration of contrester, from Vulgar Latin *contrastare, from Latin contra + stare to stand more at stand Date: 1646 transitive verb to set off in contrast ; compare or …
15set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something …
16set — [set] vt. set, setting [ME setten < OE settan (akin to Ger setzen & Goth satjan < Gmc * satjan), caus. formation “to cause to sit” < base of SIT] 1. to place in a sitting position; cause to sit; seat 2. a) to cause (a fowl) to sit on… …
17contrast — I verb appose, bring into comparison, comparare, compare by observing differences, compare to, compare with, confront, differ, differentiate, discrepare, discriminate, distinguish, distinguish between, draw a comparison, exhibit the differences… …
18contrast — [n] difference adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, converse, differentiation, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil,… …
19contrast — [kən trast′; ] for n. [ kän′trast΄] vt. [Fr contraster < It & VL * contrastare, to withstand < L contra, against + stare, to STAND] to compare so as to point out the differences; set off against one another vi. to show differences when… …
20set theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with relations between sets. [1940 45] * * * Branch of mathematics that deals with the properties of sets. It is most valuable as applied to other areas of mathematics, which borrow from and adapt its… …
