WordNet sense 1 (make up for):

cancel, offset

WordNet sense 2 (leave):

depart, part, start, set forth, take off, set out, start out

WordNet sense 3 (put in motion or move to act):

activate, actuate, spark, trigger, trip, spark off, touch off, trigger off

WordNet sense 4 (provoke or stir up):

incite, instigate, stir up

WordNet sense 5 (direct attention to, as if by means of contrast):

bring out

WordNet sense 6 (cause to burst with a violent release of energy):

detonate, explode, blow up