bear on vs persist

bear on and persist both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear on	No	No	Yes	No
persist	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, persist is a hyponym of bear on; that is, persist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bear on:

bear on (verb)	persist (verb)
have an effect upon	be persistent, refuse to stop
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action	be in a certain place and not leave
be relevant to	continue to exist
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last