affect
31affect — af|fect W1S1 [əˈfekt] v [T] [Sense: 1 2; Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of afficere to influence , from ad to + facere to do ] [Sense: 3; Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: affecter, from Latin affectare, from afficere] …
32affect — af|fect [ ə fekt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to change or influence something. If something affects something else, it has an effect on it: Did the newspapers really affect the outcome of the election? It is known that poor housing significantly… …
33affect — 1. verb /əˈfɛkt/ a) To influence or alter. The experience affected me deeply. b) To move to emotion. The heat of the sunlight affected the speed of the chemical reaction. Syn: fake, simulate 2 …
34affect — See affect, effect …
35affect — Synonyms and related words: act, act a part, act like, act on, act upon, actuate, adopt, affect, affection, affectivity, agitate, alter, answer to, appertain to, apply to, assume, attack, attitude, be dressed in, bear on, bear upon, belong to,… …
36AFFECT — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index affect noun bias, effect, guidance, heritage, hold, impact, influence, wallop adjective influential …
37affect — There are two distinct verbs affect in English: ‘simulate insincerely’ [15] and ‘have an effect on’ [17]; but both come ultimately from the same source, Latin afficere. Of compound origin, from the prefix ad ‘to’ and facere ‘do’, this had a wide… …
38affect — [[t]əfe̱kt[/t]] ♦♦ affects, affecting, affected 1) VERB If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way. [V n] Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries... [V n] More than …
39affect — n. (in psychiatry) 1) the predominant emotion in a person s mental state at a particular moment. Blunted affect is a diminished intensity of emotional response; it is a feature of some forms of chronic schizophrenia and depression. 2) the emotion …
40affect*/*/*/ — [əˈfekt] verb [T] 1) to change or influence something, often in a negative way Did the newspapers really affect the outcome of the election?[/ex] The disease affects many different organs of the body.[/ex] 2) to have a strong effect on someone s… …
