All act upon synonyms

verb act upon

• kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
• shepherd — a male given name.
• overburden — to load with too great a burden; overload: He was overburdened with cares.
• oblige — to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
• induce — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.
• pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
• hurl — to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
• press — to force into service, especially naval or military service; impress.
• railroad — a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.
• hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
• shove — to move along by force from behind; push.
• dog — a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
• impel — to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
• harass — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
• constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
• hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
• goose — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
• control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
• dispose — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
• move — to pass from one place or position to another.
• direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
• prevail — to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
• sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
• seduce — to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
• mold — loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
• incite — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
• snow — Sir Charles Percy (C. P. Snow) 1905–80, English novelist and scientist.
• brainwash — If you brainwash someone, you force them to believe something by continually telling them that it is true, and preventing them from thinking about it properly.
• channel — A channel is a television station.
• urge — to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
• form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
• modify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
• train — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
• count — A Count is a European nobleman with the same rank as an English earl.
• incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
• rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
• turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• predispose — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
• bribe — A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something.
• respond — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
• accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
• accede — If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
• concur — If one person concurs with another person, the two people agree. You can also say that two people concur.
• acquiesce — If you acquiesce in something, you agree to do what someone wants or to accept what they do.
• perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
• serve — to act as a servant.
• mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
• submit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).