Usually means: Take action based on something.
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  1. act upon: Merriam-Webster
  2. act upon: Collins English Dictionary
  3. act upon: Vocabulary.com
  4. act upon: Wiktionary
  5. act upon: Dictionary.com
  6. act upon: Rhymezone
  7. act upon: FreeDictionary.org
  8. act upon: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. act upon: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. act upon: Legal dictionary

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  1. act upon: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (act upon)

▸ verb:  To take action on the basis of information received or deduced.

Similar:
influence, act on, go on, action, take action, deal in, take on board, counter, deduce, gather, more...

Opposite:
refrain, abstain, avoid, neglect, ignore

Phrases:
to act upon, act upon in violence, more...

Adjectives:
deal, deliver, dight, try, apply, meet, greet, set up, prompt, encountering, be

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Similar:
influence, act on, go on, action, take action, deal in, take on board, counter, deduce, gather, more...

Opposite:
refrain, abstain, avoid, neglect, ignore

Phrases:
to act upon, act upon in violence, more...

Adjectives:
deal, deliver, dight, try, apply, meet, greet, set up, prompt, encountering, be



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