touch on

Found in thesaurus: advert, bring up, refer, cite, mention, name, better, ameliorate, meliorate, improve, amend, change, modify, alter

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touch on

touch on
v
1. refer to or discuss briefly
2. be about; have to do with; be relevant to; refer, pertain, or relate to; "what's this novel all about?"; "there were lots of questions referring to her talk" [syn: refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch]

3. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "she repaired her tv set"; "repair my shoes please" [syn: repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore]
[ant: break]

4. have an effect upon; "will the new rules affect me?" [syn: affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch]