bear on

allude, advert, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around - center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work"

go for, apply, hold - be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"

involve, regard, affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"

matter to, interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

strike a blow - affect adversely; "The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws"

repercuss - cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect

tell on - produce an effect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs"

redound - have an effect for good or ill; "Her efforts will redound to the general good"

stimulate, excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"

process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"

hydrolise, hydrolize - make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis

tinge, color, colour, distort - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

endanger, peril, scupper, expose - put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

hit, strike - affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"

subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"

discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..."

act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"

slam-dunk - make a forceful move against; "the electronic travel market is slam-dunking traditional travel agencies"

urge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

nudge - push into action by pestering or annoying gently

bull, bull through - push or force; "He bulled through his demands"

labor, labour, tug, push, drive - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

resume, restart, re-start - take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"

hang in, persevere, persist, hang on, hold on - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

go forward, proceed, continue - move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

perpetuate - cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"

sustain, keep up, prolong - lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"

mummify - preserve while making lifeless; "mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of"

hold, keep, maintain - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

continue, go on, keep, go along, proceed - continue a certain state, condition, or activity; "Keep on working!"; "We continued to work into the night"; "Keep smiling"; "We went on working until well past midnight"