acts upon
Exerts force on
Acts upon means to take action based on something, whether information, advice, instinct, or authority.
If you act upon a tip, you follow through on it; if a drug acts upon the nervous system, it produces an effect there.
The phrase carries slightly more formality than simply "act on," which means the same thing.
The committee voted to act upon the recommendations immediately.
Gravity acts upon all objects with mass.
- works onApplies effort toward
- applyPut into operation
- persuadeCause to believe
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
- regulateControl by rules
agitate · convince · govern · press · bears down on · push · inform · dissuade · manipulate · exert · provoke · implement · carries out · impinge · trigger · pull · excite · inspire