Meaning
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- To influence or alter.
- To move to emotion.
- Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
- To dispose or incline.
- To tend to by affinity or disposition.
- To assign; to appoint.
- To burden (property) with a fixed charge or payment, or other condition or restriction.
Synonyms
have an effect on
have an effect
emotion
appeal to
exert influence
strike on attitude
act as if
be effective
impinge upon
have an impact on
relate to
flirt with
coquette with
interfere with
react on
be efficacious
emotional state
weight with
act as
have effect
have influence
find an excuse
do one harm
be harmful to
be impressive
be cognizant of
be the cause of
have a repercussion
Frequency
Hyphenated as
af‧fect
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈfɛkt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English affecten, from Latin affectāre, from Latin affectus, the participle stem of Latin afficere (“to act upon, influence, affect, attack with disease”), from ad- + facere (“to make, do”).
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