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  • Definition
    • affect :have an effect upon
      • Will the new rules affect me?

    • affect :act physically on; have an effect upon
      • the medicine affects my heart rate

    • affect :connect closely and often incriminatingly
      • This new ruling affects your business

    • affect :make believe with the intent to deceive
      • He feigned that he was ill|He shammed a headache

    • affect :have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
      • This child impressed me as unusually mature|This behavior struck me as odd|he was dumb-struck by the news|her comments struck a sour note

    • affect :the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

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