verb
- removing repression from; activating or allowing the expression of something previously suppressed
Usage: technical; biology; psychology
Examples
- The scientist studied methods of derepressing dormant genes.
- Therapy focused on derepressing traumatic memories in a safe environment.
- The medication works by derepressing certain neural pathways.
- Researchers are derepressing cellular functions to understand disease mechanisms.
- The treatment aims at derepressing the patient’s emotional responses.
- Environmental factors can play a role in derepressing genetic expressions.