English > bear upon: 1 sense > verb 1, change| Meaning | Have an effect upon. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | affect, impact, bear on, touch on, touch |
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| Narrower | hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely |
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| hydrolize, hydrolise | make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis |
| influence, act upon, work | Have and exert influence or effect |
| process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition |
| queer, expose, scupper, endanger, peril | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position |
| redound | Have an effect for good or ill |
| repercuss | Cause repercussions |
| slam-dunk | make a forceful move against |
| stimulate, excite | act as a stimulant |
| strike a blow | affect adversely |
| subject | Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to |
| tell on | produce an effect or strain on somebody |
| tinge, color, colour, distort | affect as in thought or feeling |
| trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother | To cause inconvenience or discomfort to |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
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| Spanish | afectar, conmover, impactar, repercutir, tocar |
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| Catalan | afectar, commoure, impactar, repercutir |
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