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act on

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Verb1.act on - carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"
follow up on, pursue
run down, check out - trace; "We are running down a few tips"
react, oppose - act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
2.act onact on - regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
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They are intended for the perusal of young women, at that tender age when the feelings of their nature begin to act on them most insidiously, and when their minds are least prepared by reason and experience to contend with their passions.
Imagination and Heart by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
The steward was about to act on the old principle, that silence gives consent, when Hiram Doolittle, attended by Jotham, stalked out of the crowd, across the open space, and approached the stocks.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
She became obsessed with the thought that it wanted but a courageous act on her part to make all of her association with people some- thing quite different, and that it was possible by such an act to pass into a new life as one opens a door and goes into a room.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
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