bear on

Synonyms:

come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on

advert, allude, touch

make a more or less disguised reference to

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center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around

center upon

apply, go for, hold

be pertinent or relevant or applicable

affect, involve, regard

connect closely and often incriminatingly

interest, matter to

be of importance or consequence

implicate

bring into intimate and incriminating connection

fascinate, intrigue

cause to be interested or curious

Synonyms:

affect, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on

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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

propagate

cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering

bacterise, bacterize

subject to the action of bacteria

iodise, iodize

treat with iodine

nitrate

treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate

tank

treat in a tank

aerate, oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenize

impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

mercerise, mercerize

treat to strengthen and improve the luster

malt

treat with malt or malt extract

fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize

subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride

creosote

treat with creosote

chlorinate

treat or combine with chlorine

carbonate

treat with carbon dioxide

camphorate

treat with camphor

bromate, brominate

treat with bromine

ammoniate

treat with ammonia

irradiate, ray

expose to radiation

scald

treat with boiling water

invigorate, quicken

give life or energy to

refine

treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition

innervate

stimulate to action

irritate

excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus

nitrify, nitrogenise, nitrogenize

treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound

reverberate

treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace

curry

treat by incorporating fat

seed

sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain

dose

treat with an agent; add (an agent) to

sulfur, sulphur

treat with sulphur in order to preserve

vulcanise, vulcanize

subject to vulcanization

chrome

treat with a chromium compound

bituminise, bituminize

treat with bitumen

Agenise, Agenize

age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride)

run

cause to perform

carboxylate

treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid

saccharify

convert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate

beneficiate

process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction

prejudice, prepossess

influence (somebody's) opinion in advance

compromise

expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute

digest

convert food into absorbable substances

vitriol

expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol

put

cause (someone) to undergo something

shipwreck

cause to experience shipwreck

refract

subject to refraction

expose

expose or make accessible to some action or influence

expose

expose to light, of photographic film

fume, fumigate

treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

air-condition

control the humidity and temperature of

form, imprint

establish or impress firmly in the mind

militate

have force or influence; bring about an effect or change

manipulate, pull strings, pull wires

influence or control shrewdly or deviously

color, colour

modify or bias

swing, swing over

influence decisively

blackjack, blackmail, pressure

exert pressure on someone through threats

carry, persuade, sway

win approval or support for

get at

influence by corruption

fix

influence an event or its outcome by illegal means

distress, straiten

bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

dominate

be in control

incur

make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to

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alter, change, modify

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

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push

drive, labor, labour, push, tug

strive and make an effort to reach a goal

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nudge

push into action by pestering or annoying gently

bull, bull through

push or force

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exhort, press, urge, urge on

force or impel in an indicated direction

Synonyms:

carry on, continue, preserve, uphold

continue, go forward, proceed

move ahead; travel onward in time or space

continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

Antonyms:

cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop

put an end to a state or an activity

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re-start, restart, resume

take up or begin anew

hang in, hang on, hold on, persevere, persist

be persistent, refuse to stop

perpetuate

cause to continue or prevail

keep up, prolong, sustain

lengthen or extend in duration or space

mummify

preserve while making lifeless

obstinate

persist stubbornly

ask for it, ask for trouble

persist with actions or an attitude despite the probability that it will cause trouble

plug, plug away

persist in working hard

follow, stick to, stick with

keep to

continue, keep, keep on, retain

allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

eternize

cause to continue indefinitely

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hold, keep, maintain

keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"