touch vs act upon

act upon vs touch

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

touch and act upon both are verbs.

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

As verbs, act upon is a hyponym of touch; that is, act upon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than touch:

touch: have an effect upon
act upon: have and exert influence or effect

Other hyponyms of touch include strike a blow, repercuss, tell on, redound, excite, stimulate, process, treat, hydrolise, hydrolize, color, colour, distort, tinge, endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupper, hit, strike, subject, bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, influence, work, slam-dunk.

touch (noun)	act upon (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
the feel of mechanical action
a distinguishing style
the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
deftness in handling matters
the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
a suggestion of some quality
a communicative interaction
the event of something coming in contact with the body
a slight but appreciable amount
a slight attack of illness

touch (verb)	act upon (verb)
have an effect upon	have and exert influence or effect
color lightly
comprehend
make a more or less disguised reference to
consume
make physical contact with, come in contact with
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
tamper with
cause to be in brief contact with
affect emotionally
perceive via the tactile sense
deal with; usually used with a form of negation
be relevant to
to extend as far as
be equal to in quality or ability

Difference between touch and act upon

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