form vs act upon

act upon vs form

form is a noun but act upon is not a noun.

form and act upon both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
form	Yes	No	Yes	No
act upon	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, act upon is a hypernym of form; that is, act upon is a word with a broader meaning than form:

form: establish or impress firmly in the mind
act upon: have and exert influence or effect

Other hypernyms of form include influence, work.

form (noun)	act upon (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
a life-size dummy used to display clothes
a mold for setting concrete
the visual appearance of something or someone
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
an ability to perform well
a particular mode in which something is manifested
alternative names for the body of a human being
a perceptual structure
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
a printed document with spaces in which to write
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
a body of students who are taught together
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

form (verb)	act upon (verb)
give shape or form to	have and exert influence or effect
assume a form or shape
make something, usually for a specific function
create (as an entity)
establish or impress firmly in the mind
to compose or represent
develop into a distinctive entity

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