affect
30 05 2008Nouns
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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