Affect
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[n] the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
[v] act physically on; have an effect upon
[v] have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
[v] make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
[v] have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
[v] connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
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Synonyms
bear on, bear upon, dissemble, feign, impact, impress, involve, move, pretend, regard, sham, strike, touch, touch on
Related Terms
act, act a part, act like, act on, act upon, actuate, adopt, affect, affection, affectivity, agitate, alter, answer to, appertain to, apply to, assume, attack, attitude, be dressed in, bear on, bear upon, belong to, bend, betoken, bias, bluff, borrow, bra