set off vs equilibrate

set off and equilibrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set off	No	No	Yes	No
equilibrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, equilibrate is a hypernym of set off; that is, equilibrate is a word with a broader meaning than set off:

Other hypernyms of set off include balance, equilibrise, equilibrize.

set off (verb)	equilibrate (verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
set in motion or cause to begin	bring into balance or equilibrium
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
provoke or stir up
put in motion or move to act
depart for someplace
make up for