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RELATED WORDS : act act as act for act involuntarily act like act of god act of terrorism act out act reflexively act superior act up act upon chinese exclusion act class act create by mental act enabling act fair-trade act foreign intelligence surveillance act legislative act occupational safety and health act overt act racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act read the riot act rico act riot act ripper act sex act special act speech act stamp act terrorist act workmen's compensation act

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb act on has 2 senses

• act on(v = verb.social) follow up on, pursue - carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"
is one way to oppose, react
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

• act on(v = verb.social) Array - regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"
is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

THESAURUS

act on

act upon, affect, approach, bear a hand, bear upon, concentrate on, condemn, decree, do something, do something about, doom, draw, draw on, exert influence, find, find against, find for, focus on, get cozy with, get with it, go, influence, lead on, lift a finger, lobby, lobby through, magnetize, make advances, make overtures, make up to, maneuver, operate on, order, pass judgment, pass sentence, proceed, proceed with, pronounce, pronounce judgment, pronounce on, pull strings, report, return a verdict, rule, sentence, strike a blow, take a hand, take action, take measures, take steps, treat, utter a judgment, wire-pull, work on

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