bear upon
Verb
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Have an effect upon (synset 200137133)
"Will the new rules affect me?"subtypes:
- 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
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