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affect

/ affect /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
Type of:
feeling
Derived:
impress move strike
verb Sense 2
act physically on; have an effect upon
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
"Will the new rules affect me?"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
"This child impressed me as unusually mature"
"This behavior struck me as odd"
Causes:
feel experience
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
"This new ruling affects your business"
Type of:
refer pertain relate
Kinds of:
implicate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
"He feigned that he was ill"
"He shammed a headache"
Type of:
misrepresent belie
Verb group:
make pretend make believe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
Semantic Complexity
57%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
58
Times Searched
1
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