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bear on vs act upon

act upon vs bear on

bear on and act upon both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bear on No No Yes No
act upon No No Yes No
As verbs, act upon is a hyponym of bear on; that is, act upon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bear on:
  • bear on: have an effect upon
  • act upon: have and exert influence or effect
Other hyponyms of bear on include strike a blow, repercuss, tell on, redound, excite, stimulate, process, treat, hydrolise, hydrolize, color, colour, distort, tinge, endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper, hit, strike, subject, bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, influence, work, slam-dunk.
bear on (verb) act upon (verb)
have an effect upon have and exert influence or effect
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
be relevant to
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
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