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act upon ThesaurusVerb | 1. | act upon - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"influence, workaffect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"prejudice, prepossess - influence (somebody's) opinion in advanceimprint, form - establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"militate - have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"manipulate, pull strings, pull wires - influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"colour, color - modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"swing over, swing - influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side"blackjack, blackmail, pressure - exert pressure on someone through threatspersuade, sway, carry - win approval or support for; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"get at - influence by corruptionfix - influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race"dominate - be in control; "Her husband completely dominates her" | TranslationsIdiomsSeeact (up)onact upon
Synonyms for act uponverb have and exert influence or effectSynonymsRelated Words- affect
- bear upon
- impact
- bear on
- touch on
- touch
- prejudice
- prepossess
- imprint
- form
- militate
- manipulate
- pull strings
- pull wires
- colour
- color
- swing over
- swing
- blackjack
- blackmail
- pressure
- persuade
- sway
- carry
- get at
- fix
- dominate
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