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BEAR UPON
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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)
bother; discommode; disoblige; incommode; inconvenience; put out; trouble (to cause inconvenience or discomfort 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
