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Antonyms for affects
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb uh-fekt; noun af-ekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb əˈfɛkt; noun ˈæf ɛkt |
Definition of affects
Origin :- late 14c., "mental state," from Latin noun use of affectus "furnished, supplied, endowed," figuratively "disposed, constituted, inclined," past participle of afficere "to do; treat, use, manage, handle; act on; have influence on, do something to," a verb of broad meaning, from ad- "to" (see ad-) + facere (past participle factus) "do" (see factitious). Perhaps obsolete except in psychology. Related: Affects.
- verb influence, affect emotionally
- verb pretend, imitate
- Working with God he is always master of the situation as it affects him.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- I know, however, that he affects some delicacy in this matter.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The first affects the demands of the workers, the second the terms granted by the employers.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- "You mustn't forget that it affects my own position," he warned her.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- It affects the nerves, causing irritability and debility in them.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- You know that I take the deepest interest in everything that affects you.
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- It affects every thought of man and goes to fashion every institution.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- This is the Passion, which is so difficult to conquer, whilst it affects us.
- Extract from : « A Letter to Dion » by Bernard Mandeville
- It helpeth the brain, strengtheneth the memory, and affects kindly the heart.
- Extract from : « An Orkney Maid » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- “I think it affects me a very great deal,” she declared slowly.
- Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
Synonyms for affects
- act
- act on
- adopt
- alter
- aspire to
- assume
- bluff
- change
- contrive
- counterfeit
- disturb
- do a bit
- fake
- feign
- impinge
- impress
- induce
- influence
- inspire
- interest
- involve
- lay it on thick
- make out like
- modify
- move
- overcome
- perturb
- playact
- prevail
- put on
- put up a front
- regard
- relate
- sham
- simulate
- stir
- sway
- take on
- touch
- transform
- upset
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