persevere vs bear on

persevere and bear on both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bear on is a hypernym of persevere; that is, bear on is a word with a broader meaning than persevere:

Other hypernyms of persevere include carry on, continue, preserve, uphold.

persevere (verb)	bear on (verb)
be persistent, refuse to stop	have an effect upon
	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