To set off Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions

1. . (a) To separate from a whole; to assign to a particular purpose; to portion off; as, to set off a portion of an estate. (b) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish .

   They . . . set off the worst faces with the best airs. Addison.

   (c) To give a flattering description of.
2. . (a) To enter upon a journey; to start . (b) (Typog.) To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contract with it before it has had time to dry.

Definitions

1. . (a) To enter upon a journey; to start . (b) (Typog.) To deface or soil the next sheet; said of the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another sheet comes in contract with it before it has had time to dry.