affect
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(verb) act physically on; have an effect upon |
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Related Words: alter, arouse, attack, brace, change, energise, energize, inebriate, intoxicate, jaundice, loosen up, make relaxed, perk up, register, relax, soak, stimulate, strain, tense, tense up, ulcerate, unlax, unstrain, unwind |
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(verb) have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
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Synonyms: bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on |
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Related Words: act upon, alter, bother, change, discommode, disoblige, endanger, expose, hit, incommode, inconvenience, influence, peril, process, put out, queer, redound, scupper, strike, subject, tell on, treat, trouble |
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(verb) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This struck me as odd" |
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Synonyms: impress, move, strike |
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Related Words: cloud, disturb, hit home, impress, ingrain, instill, move, pierce, sad, sadden, smite, stir, strike a chord, strike home, sweep away, sweep off, touch, trouble, upset |
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(noun) the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion |
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Related Words: feeling |
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(verb) connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" |
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Synonyms: involve, regard |
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Related Words: bear on, come to, concern, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on |
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(verb) make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" |
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Synonyms: dissemble, feign, pretend, sham |
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Related Words: belie, bull, bullshit, fake, misrepresent, mouth, play possum, take a dive, waffle |
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