'act on' definitions:
Definition of 'act on'
(from WordNet)
verb
Carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" [syn: pursue, follow up on, act on]
verb
Regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"
Synonyms of 'act on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'act on'
- act,
- act as,
- act for,
- act out,
- act up,
- acting,
- acting out,
- acts,
- Act of God,
- Act of Uniformity,
- Act of Union,
- Act of faith,
- Act of grace,
- Act of indemnity,
- Act of insolvency,
- Act of settlement,
- Acts of sederunt,
- Black act,
- Declaratory act,
- Entr'acte,
- Mutiny act,
- Private act,
- Reform acts,
- Ripper act,
- Schism act,
- Stamp act,
- Test act,
- To act possum,
- act involuntarily,
- act like,
- act of terrorism,
- act reflexively,
- act superior,
- act upon,
- acts of the apostles,
- class act,
- enabling act,
- legislative act,
- method acting,
- overt act,
- public act,
- rico act,
- riot act,
- sex act,
- special act,
- speech act,
- terrorist act,
- Chinese Exclusion Act,
- Direct-acting,
- Double-acting,
- Self-acting,
- Single-acting,
- Workmen's compensation act,
- Yazoo Frauds Act,
- create by mental act,
- creating by mental acts,
- long-acting,
- read the riot act,
- fair-trade act,
- foreign intelligence surveillance act,
- occupational safety and health act,
- Back-acting steam engine,
- Direct-acting steam engine,
- Direct-acting steam pump,
- racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act