1. get going; give impetus to; - Example: "launch a career" - Example: "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process" [syn: launch, set in motion]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
set in motion
v 1: get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions
set in motion a complicated judicial process" [syn:
launch, set in motion]