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affect

/əˈfɛkt/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    have an effect upon

    Will the new rules affect me?

  2. verb

    act physically on; have an effect upon

    the medicine affects my heart rate

  3. verb

    connect closely and often incriminatingly

    This new ruling affects your business

  4. verb

    make believe with the intent to deceive

    He feigned that he was ill

  5. noun

    the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

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