bear on vs tell on

bear on and tell on both are verbs.

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

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

bear on (verb)	tell on (verb)
have an effect upon	produce an effect or strain on somebody
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action	give away information about somebody
be relevant to
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last