touch on
English Thesaurus
1. have an effect upon (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | repercuss, |
| definition | : | cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | tell on, |
| definition | : | produce an effect or strain on somebody (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | redound, |
| definition | : | have an effect for good or ill (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | process, treat, |
| definition | : | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | hydrolise, hydrolize, |
| definition | : | make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | hit, strike, |
| definition | : | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | subject, |
| definition | : | cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to (verb.perception) |
| hyponym | : | slam-dunk, |
| definition | : | make a forceful move against (verb.social) |
2. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken (verb.change)
| hyponym | : | fiddle, tinker, |
| definition | : | try to fix or mend (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | fill, |
| definition | : | plug with a substance (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | patch, piece, |
| definition | : | repair by adding pieces (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | cobble, |
| definition | : | repair or mend (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | point, repoint, |
| definition | : | repair the joints of bricks (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | patch, patch up, |
| definition | : | mend by putting a patch on (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | resole, sole, |
| definition | : | put a new sole on (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | revamp, vamp, |
| definition | : | provide (a shoe) with a new vamp (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | heel, reheel, |
| definition | : | put a new heel on (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | darn, |
| definition | : | repair by sewing (verb.contact) |
3. refer to or discuss briefly (verb.communication)
4. be relevant to (verb.stative)
| hyponym | : | apply, go for, hold, |
| definition | : | be pertinent or relevant or applicable (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | affect, involve, regard, |
| definition | : | connect closely and often incriminatingly (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | interest, matter to, |
| definition | : | be of importance or consequence (verb.stative) |
| verb group | : | advert, allude, touch, |
| definition | : | make a more or less disguised reference to (verb.communication) |
5. have an effect upon (verb.change)
| derivation | : | impact, wallop, |
| definition | : | a forceful consequence; a strong effect (noun.phenomenon) |
6. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken (verb.change)
| antonym | : | break, bust, |
| definition | : | ruin completely (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | restoration, |
| definition | : | some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fixer, mender, repairer, |
| definition | : | a skilled worker who mends or repairs things (noun.person) |
7. be relevant to (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | denotation, extension, reference, |
| definition | : | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | apposite, apt, pertinent, |
| definition | : | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence (adj.all) |
8. have an effect upon (verb.change)
| derivation | : | impact, wallop, |
| definition | : | a forceful consequence; a strong effect (noun.phenomenon) |
9. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken (verb.change)
| antonym | : | break, bust, |
| definition | : | ruin completely (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | restoration, |
| definition | : | some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | fixer, mender, repairer, |
| definition | : | a skilled worker who mends or repairs things (noun.person) |
10. be relevant to (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | denotation, extension, reference, |
| definition | : | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | apposite, apt, pertinent, |
| definition | : | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence (adj.all) |
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