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Affect
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Affect
/əˈfekt/
To produce a change or influence something or someone.
Synonyms:
influence
alter
change
modify
impact
Antonyms:
remain
persist
abstain
Examples:
It
affected
him like an electric shock.
'It
affects
us all right if he doesn't start at all.'
It is an
affecting
thing.
Etymology:
from Latin affectare
to strive after
, frequentative of afficere
to influence, work on
.
Usage Statistics:
99 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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