affect
/əˈfɛkt/
Dictionary
verb
- To influence or alter.
"The experience affected me deeply."
- To move to emotion.
"He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play."
- Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
"Hepatitis affects the liver."
- To dispose or incline.
- To tend to by affinity or disposition.
- To assign; to appoint.
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