act on
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act on verb
- To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced.“The policeman decided to act on the tip from his informant.”
- To take action against something.“World leaders have repeatedly stated that we must act on climate change.”
- To affect something.“Different drugs act on different parts of our body in many different ways.”
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