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affect

/əˈfɛkt/noun, verb2 syllables

Affect means: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.

Synonyms for affect34

verb, as in have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

impress, move, strike, hit, come to, motivate, actuate, propel, prompt, incite

verb, as in make believe with the intent to deceive

feign, sham, pretend, dissemble, make, make believe

verb, as in have an effect upon

impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch

verb, as in connect closely and often incriminatingly

involve, regard

also used for affect

alter, change, have an effect on, influence, play a role in, play a part in, attack, harm, infect, fake, simulate

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What does affect mean?6

verb

1

have an emotional or cognitive impact upon“This child impressed me as unusually mature”

2

make believe with the intent to deceive“He feigned that he was ill”

3

have an effect upon“Will the new rules affect me?”

4

connect closely and often incriminatingly“This new ruling affects your business”

5

act physically on; have an effect upon“the medicine affects my heart rate”

noun

1

the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with affect?36

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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All 36 rhymes for affect, grouped by syllable

Affect in a sentence

  • Be cautious with gas stovetops, as debris can affect the burners' performance.Amastan
  • Loneliness is a problem that affect both young and old, men and women.elithyia
  • Let them laugh if they want to laugh, it does not affect me.anzart
  • Diet can affect body odor, including down there.Nuel
  • Those are material concerns, which no longer affect me.rul
  • This is a matter that affects everyone, not just scientists and politicians.megamanenm
  • Shingles, a painful nerve infection, affects millions of people around the world each year.Cangarejo
  • A damp, cold day affects a person's health.CM

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Forms of affect

as a noun

plural
affects

as a verb

past tense
affected
present participle
affecting
third-person singular
affects
past participle
affected