Affect

verb

/əˈfɛkt/

Word Frequency: 42.5

Definitions

1.verbTo influence or alter.

"The experience affected me deeply."

2.verbTo move to emotion.

"He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play."

3.verbOf an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).

"Hepatitis affects the liver."

4.verbTo dispose or incline.

5.verbTo tend to by affinity or disposition.

6.verbTo assign; to appoint.

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