to trigger to cause 3 realizations FAMILY: Indo-European
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 50850)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme to trigger
meaning 1 to trigger

to trigger a rifle

direction
meaning 2 to cause

an indiscreet remark that triggered a fight



reference Merriam-Webster
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NEW Realization 2 (ID: 50851)
type Polysemy
language Modern Greek
lexeme πυροδοτώ
meaning 1 to fire, pull the trigger


direction
meaning 2 (figuratively) to initiate, to set off, to touch off, to trigger




reference DSMG
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NEW Realization 3 (ID: 50852)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme gatillar
meaning 1 (Bolivia, Southern Cone) to trigger a firearm


direction
meaning 2 (Ecuador, Chile, Argentina) to start a process

Gran parte de la presente temporada de "The Big Bang Theory" ha girado en torno al quiebre de la relación entre los personajes interpretados por Jim Parsons y Mayim Bialik, y su posterior reconciliación que gatilló que exista mayor intimidad entre ambos.

(2015 December, “Sorpresa en "The Big Bang Theory": Sheldon Cooper da un giro radical”, in Emol http://www.emol.com/noticias/Espectaculos/2015/12/18/764461/Personaje-de-Big-Bang-Theory-da-un-gran-paso.html )


A large part of the current season of "The Big Bang Theory" has revolved around the breakdown of the relationship between the characters played by Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik and their subsequent reconciliation that triggered [that there exists] greater intimacy between the two.

reference DRAE English Wiktionary
comment From gatillo 'trigger of a gun'