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Affect (Verb)

Meaning 1

Act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Hypernyms

  • Alter
  • Modify

Hyponyms

  • Strain
  • Unlax
  • Tranquillise
  • Calm
  • Arouse
  • Brace
  • Energize
  • Loosen Up
  • Make Relaxed
  • Tranquillize
  • Unstrain
  • Inebriate
  • Tense Up
  • Unwind
  • Perk Up
  • Soak
  • Tranquilize
  • Energise

Meaning 2

Connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

  • Regard
  • Involve

Hypernyms

  • Concern
  • Touch On
  • Refer
  • Touch
  • Have To Do With
  • Come To
  • Relate
  • Bear On

Hyponyms

  • Implicate

Meaning 3

Have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"; "he was dumb-struck by the news"; "her comments struck a sour note".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

  • Impress
  • Strike
  • Move

Hyponyms

  • Strike A Note
  • Upset
  • Stir
  • Instill
  • Strike A Chord
  • Ingrain
  • Sweep Off
  • Trouble
  • Strike Home

Related Words

  • Affective (adjective)
  • Affect (noun)

Meaning 4

Have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Impact
  • Touch On
  • Touch
  • Bear Upon
  • Bear On

Hypernyms

  • Alter
  • Modify

Hyponyms

  • Treat
  • Put Out
  • Hydrolise
  • Endanger
  • Peril
  • Inconvenience
  • Colour
  • Strike
  • Work
  • Expose
  • Disoblige
  • Distort
  • Color
  • Discommode
  • Bother
  • Incommode
  • Act Upon
  • Scupper
  • Excite

Meaning 5

Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Sham
  • Feign
  • Pretend
  • Dissemble

Hypernyms

  • Misrepresent
  • Belie

Hyponyms

  • Bullshit
  • Take A Dive
  • Talk Through One's Hat
  • Mouth
  • Play Possum
  • Bull
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