restart vs bear on

restart and bear on both are verbs.

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

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

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

restart (verb)	bear on (verb)
take up or begin anew	have an effect upon
start an engine again, for example	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