Clamp down
Clamp down verb - Repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).
Make is an antonym for clamp down.
Make
Make verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: the cats made quite a disturbance when they knocked the Christmas tree over
Clamp down is an antonym for make.
Both terms in one sentence
- When the revolution does come about in Erasmus's world, Erasmus himself tries his best to clamp down on the security services to make sure that no analogue of Dzerzhinsky or Himmler comes to power.
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After the Hillsborough Disaster, Lord Taylor produced a report which forced all top-level clubs to make their stadia safer, more pleasant places to watch a game (done by removing any lawn seating entirely and having all seating be in chairs) and to take measures to clamp down on hooliganism.
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