Move and Repress

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Move verb - To cause to function.

Usage example: this one button moves the whole machine

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Repress is an antonym for move in topics: motivate, be in motion.

Nearby Words: moving, moved, movement, mover, movable

Repress verb - To put a stop to (something) by the use of force.

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Move is an antonym for repress.

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