Bear upon (original) (raw)

I. (verb)

Meaning:

Have an effect upon

Example:

Will the new rules affect me?

Synonyms:

affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "bear upon" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bear upon"):

strike a blow (affect adversely)

repercuss (cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect)

tell on (produce an effect or strain on somebody)

redound (have an effect for good or ill)

excite; stimulate (act as a stimulant)

process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)

hydrolise; hydrolize (make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis)

color; colour; distort; tinge (affect as in thought or feeling)

endanger; expose; peril; queer; scupper (put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position)

hit; strike (affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely)

subject (cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to)

act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)

slam-dunk (make a forceful move against)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something