Activate
Activate verb - To cause to function.
Usage example: the thermostat is set to activate the heating system only when the temperature drops below 65 degrees
Repress
Repress verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.
Common collocations
| drive | activate drive | repress drive |
| transformation | activate transformation | repress transformation |
| side | activate side | repress side |
| virus | activate virus | repress virus |
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