Antonyms for acts upon

Grammar : Verb

Spell : akt

Phonetic Transcription : ækt

Definition of acts upon

Origin : mid-15c., "to act upon or adjudicate" a legal case; 1590s in the theatrical sense, from Latin actus, past participle of agere (see act (n.)). To act up "be unruly" is from 1903. To act out "behave anti-socially" (1974) is from psychiatric sense of "expressing one's unconscious impulses or desires." Related: Acted; acting.

As in influence : verb lead to believe, do
As in obey : verb conform, give in
As in act on : verb take action
As in drive : verb move or urge on

Example sentences :

She reads my thoughts and acts upon them ere my lips have time to form them.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Finding no matter liable to putrefaction to work on, it acts upon the best qualities of the flour, which it alters and corrupts.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

This acts upon the blood in such a way as to prevent its coagulation.
Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker

No man fully realizes what opinions he acts upon, or what his actions mean.'
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

It also acts upon the oxides of most metals, forming a salt and water.
Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson

How a Miser acts upon Principles which appear to him reasonable, v.179.
Extract from : « Essay on Man » by Alexander Pope

You and I act upon one another from without, He acts upon us within.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

Its machinery is simple, and acts upon the principle just laid down.
Extract from : « Humanity in the City » by E. H. Chapin

And this, because it acts upon the centre of all the sin, and much of the suffering of the world.
Extract from : « Humanity in the City » by E. H. Chapin

One of his first acts upon coming to the throne was to go publicly to mass.
Extract from : « William Penn » by George Hodges

Synonyms for acts upon

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