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affect

/əˈfɛkt/
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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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