Definition of affect - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

Noun

the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

Verb

have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

Verb

act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"

Verb

connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"

Verb

make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

Verb

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

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bear on bear upon dissemble feign impact impress involve move pretend regard sham strike touch touch on

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alter bear on belie change come to concern feeling have-to doe with misrepresent modify pertain refer relate touch touch on

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act upon alienate arouse attack awaken bother brace bull bullshit calm cloud color colour cramp discommode disoblige distort disturb endanger energise energize engrave excite expose fake hit hit home hydrolise hydrolize implicate impress incommode inconvenience inebriate infect influence ingrain instill intoxicate jar jaundice loosen up make relaxed mouth move peril perk up pierce play possum process put out queer redound register relax repercuss sadden scupper sedate slam-dunk smite soak stimulate stir strain strike strike a blow strike a chord strike a note strike dumb strike home subject surprise sweep away sweep off take a dive talk through one''s hat tell on tense tense up tinge touch tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize treat trouble ulcerate unlax unstrain unwind upset work zap

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