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Activate vs Derepress - What's the difference?

activate | derepress |

As verbs the difference between activate and derepress

is that activate is to put into action, to put to work while derepress is (genetics) to activate a gene by the removal of a repressor.

activate

English

Verb

(activat)
  • To put into action, to put to work.
  • To turn on.

    • Synonyms

    * actuate

    Antonyms

    * deactivate

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs

    derepress

    English

    Verb

  • (genetics) To activate a gene by the removal of a repressor
  • To cease to repress (a belief, memory, etc.).

    • Anagrams

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