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Overview of verb affect

      »   The verb affect has 5 meanings (first 4 from tagged texts)

• affect, Impact1.) Impact -- (the striking of one body against another)
  
  2.) Impact, wallop -- (a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop")
  
  impact, bear upon, Bear1.) Bear -- (massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws)
  
  2.) Bear -- (an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price)
  
  bear on, Touch1.) Touch, touching -- (the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air")
  
  2.) Touch, sense of touch, skin senses, touch modality, cutaneous senses -- (the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands); "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us")
  
  touch on, Touch1.) Touch, touching -- (the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air")
  
  2.) Touch, sense of touch, skin senses, touch modality, cutaneous senses -- (the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands); "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us")
  
  touch -- (have an Effect1.) Consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
  
  2.) Impression, effect -- (an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
  
  effect upon; "Will1.) Volition, will -- (the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith)
  
  2.) Will -- (a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way")
  
  Will the New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new rules affect me?")

• affect -- (Act1.) Act, enactment -- (a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
  
  2.) Act, human action, human activity -- (something that people do or cause to happen)
  
  act physically on; have an Effect1.) Consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot -- (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
  
  2.) Impression, effect -- (an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
  
  effect upon)

• involve, affect, Regard1.) Respect, regard -- ((usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect")
  
  2.) Attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention -- (paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences")
  
  regard -- (Connect1.) Connect, link, tie, link up -- (connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms")
  
  2.) Associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect -- (make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all")
  
  connect closely and Often1.) Frequently, often, oftentimes, oft, ofttimes -- (many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee")
  
  2.) Much, a great deal, often -- (frequently or in great quantities; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much")
  
  often incriminatingly; "This New1.) New -- (not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World")
  
  2.) New -- (other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction")
  
  new ruling Affects1.) Affect -- (the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion)
  
  1.) Affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch -- (have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?")
  
  affects your business")

• feign, Sham1.) Fake, sham, postiche -- (something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be)
  
  2.) Imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player -- (a person who makes deceitful pretenses)
  
  sham, pretend, affect, Dissemble1.) Feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache")
  
  2.) Dissemble, cloak, mask -- (hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment")
  
  dissemble -- (Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make believe with the Intent1.) Purpose, intent, intention, aim, design -- (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs")
  
  2.) Intent, purport, spirit -- (the intended meaning of a communication)
  
  intent to Deceive1.) Deceive, lead on, delude, cozen -- (be false to; be dishonest with)
  
  2.) Deceive, betray, lead astray -- (cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house")
  
  deceive; "He Feigned1.) Feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache")
  
  2.) Simulate, assume, sham, feign -- (make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep")
  
  feigned that he was ill"; "He Shammed1.) Simulate, assume, sham, feign -- (make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep")
  
  2.) Feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache")
  
  shammed a headache")

• affect, Impress1.) Impress, impressment -- (the act of coercing someone into government service)
  
  1.) Affect, impress, move, strike -- (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd")
  
  impress, move, Strike1.) Strike, work stoppage -- (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled")
  
  2.) Strike -- (an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn")
  
  strike -- (have an Emotional1.) Emotional -- (determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason; "it was an emotional judgment")
  
  2.) Emotional -- (of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional")
  
  emotional or Cognitive1.) Cognitive -- (of or being or relating to or involving cognition; "cognitive psychology"; "cognitive style")
  
  cognitive impact upon; "This Child1.) Child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling -- (a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters")
  
  2.) Child, kid -- (a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college")
  
  child impressed me as Unusually1.) Unusually, remarkably, outstandingly, unco -- (to a remarkable degree or extent; "she was unusually tall")
  
  unusually mature"; "This Behavior1.) Behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings -- (manner of acting or controlling yourself)
  
  2.) Behavior, behaviour -- (the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances; "the behavior of small particles can be studied in experiments")
  
  behavior struck me as odd")

Overview of adj affected
      »   The adj affected has 3 meanings (first 2 from tagged texts)

• affected -- (Acted1.) Act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")
  
  2.) Act, behave, do -- (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people")
  
  acted upon; influenced)

• affected, Unnatural1.) Unnatural -- (not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death")
  
  2.) Affected, unnatural -- (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)
  
  unnatural -- (Speaking1.) Speaking, speech production -- (the utterance of intelligible speech)
  
  2.) Public speaking, speechmaking, speaking, oral presentation -- (delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking")
  
  speaking or Behaving1.) Act, behave, do -- (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people")
  
  2.) Behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry -- (behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times")
  
  behaving in an Artificial1.) Artificial, unreal -- (contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners")
  
  2.) Artificial, contrived, hokey, stilted -- (artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation")
  
  artificial way to Make1.) Brand, make -- (a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
  
  2.) Shuffle, shuffling, make -- (the act of mixing cards haphazardly)
  
  make an impression)

• moved, affected, Stirred1.) Stir -- (move an implement through with a circular motion; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink")
  
  2.) Stir, shift, budge, agitate -- (move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat")
  
  stirred, touched -- (Being1.) Being, beingness, existence -- (the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries")
  
  2.) Organism, being -- (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
  
  being excited or Provoked1.) Arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -- (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy")
  
  2.) Provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up -- (evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple")
  
  provoked to the Expression1.) Expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face -- (the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face")
  
  2.) Expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion -- (expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition")
  
  expression of an Emotion1.) Emotion -- (any strong feeling)
  
  emotion; "too Moved1.) Travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell")
  
  2.) Move, displace -- (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")
  
  moved to speak"; "very Touched1.) Touch -- (make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband")
  
  2.) Touch -- (perceive via the tactile sense; "Helen Keller felt the physical world by touching people and objects around her")
  
  touched by the stranger's kindness")