affect

30 05 2008

Nouns
1. (n.) affect;
  - the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion;

Verbs
1. (verb) affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on;
  - have an effect upon;
  - “Will the new rules affect me?”;

2. (verb) affect;
  - act physically on; have an effect upon;
  - “the medicine affects my heart rate”;

3. (verb) affect, involve, regard;
  - connect closely and often incriminatingly;
  - “This new ruling affects your business”;

4. (verb) affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham;
  - make believe with the intent to deceive;
  - “He feigned that he was ill”; “He shammed a headache”;

5. (verb) affect, impress, move, strike;
  - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon;
  - “This child impressed me as unusually mature”; “This behavior struck me as odd”;

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