acts on
Responds to information
Acts on means to take action based on something—information, advice, impulse, or authority.
She acted on a tip from a colleague.
He acted on instinct.
In scientific contexts, acts on describes one thing affecting another: Gravity acts on all objects with mass.
The enzyme acts on proteins in the stomach.
- behavesActs appropriately
- carries outCompletes an assigned task
- follows throughCompletes what was started
- deals withManages or addresses
- inhibitTo restrain or hinder
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