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Definition of Touch on
1. Verb. Refer to or discuss briefly.
2. Verb. Be relevant to. "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Exact synonyms: Bear On, Come To, Concern, Have-to Doe With, Pertain, Refer, Relate, Touch
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
Related verbs: Advert, Allude, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Center, Center On, Concentrate On, Focus On, Revolve About, Revolve Around, Apply, Go For, Hold, Affect, Involve, Regard, Interest, Matter To
Derivative terms: Pertinence, Pertinency, Pertinent, Reference
3. Verb. Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. "The men touch on the chairs"; "Repair my shoes please"
Exact synonyms: Bushel, Doctor, Fix, Furbish Up, Mend, Repair, Restore
Generic synonyms: Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate
Specialized synonyms: Fiddle, Tinker, Fill, Patch, Piece, Cobble, Point, Repoint, Trouble-shoot, Troubleshoot, Patch, Patch Up, Resole, Sole, Revamp, Vamp, Heel, Reheel, Darn
Derivative terms: Fix, Fixer, Fixing, Fixture, Mend, Mender, Mending, Repair, Repairer, Reparation, Restoration
Antonyms: Break
Generic synonyms: Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate
Specialized synonyms: Fiddle, Tinker, Fill, Patch, Piece, Cobble, Point, Repoint, Trouble-shoot, Troubleshoot, Patch, Patch Up, Resole, Sole, Revamp, Vamp, Heel, Reheel, Darn
Derivative terms: Fix, Fixer, Fixing, Fixture, Mend, Mender, Mending, Repair, Repairer, Reparation, Restoration
Antonyms: Break
4. Verb. Have an effect upon. "Will the new rules affect me?"
Exact synonyms: Affect, Bear On, Bear Upon, Impact, Touch
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Strike A Blow, Repercuss, Tell On, Redound, Excite, Stimulate, Process, Treat, Hydrolise, Hydrolize, Color, Colour, Distort, Tinge, Endanger, Expose, Peril, Queer, Scupper, Hit, Strike, Subject, Bother, Discommode, Disoblige, Incommode, Inconvenience, Put Out, Trouble, Act Upon, Influence, Work, Slam-dunk
Derivative terms: Impact, Impact
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Strike A Blow, Repercuss, Tell On, Redound, Excite, Stimulate, Process, Treat, Hydrolise, Hydrolize, Color, Colour, Distort, Tinge, Endanger, Expose, Peril, Queer, Scupper, Hit, Strike, Subject, Bother, Discommode, Disoblige, Incommode, Inconvenience, Put Out, Trouble, Act Upon, Influence, Work, Slam-dunk
Derivative terms: Impact, Impact