affect (redirected from affects)

af·fect ¹  (-fkt)

tr.v. af·fect·ed, af·fect·ing, af·fects

1. To have an influence on or effect a change in: Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar.

2. To act on the emotions of; touch or move.

3. To attack or infect, as a disease: Rheumatic fever can affect the heart.

n. (fkt)

1. Feeling or emotion, especially as manifested by facial expression or body language: "The soldiers seen on television had been carefully chosen for blandness of affect" (Norman Mailer).

2. Obsolete A disposition, feeling, or tendency.

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[Middle English affecten, from Latin afficere, affect-, to do to, act on : ad-, ad- + facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: affect¹, influence, impress¹, touch, move, strike
These verbs mean to produce a mental or emotional effect. To affect is to act upon a person's emotions: Adverse criticism of the book didn't affect the author.
Influence implies some control over the thinking, actions, and emotions of another: "Humanity is profoundly influenced by what you do" (Pope John Paul II).
To impress is to produce a marked, often enduring effect: "The Tibetan landscape particularly impressed him" (Doris Kerns Quinn).
Touch usually means to arouse a tender response: "The tributes [to the two deceased musicians] were fitting and touching" (Daniel Cariaga).
Move suggests a profound emotional effect: The account of her experiences moved us to tears.
Strike implies keenness or force of mental response: I was struck by the sudden change in his appearance.

Usage Note: Affect and effect have no senses in common. As a verb affect is most commonly used in the sense of "to influence" (how smoking affects health). Effect means "to bring about or execute": layoffs designed to effect savings. Thus the sentence These measures may affect savings could imply that the measures may reduce savings that have already been realized, whereas These measures may effect savings implies that the measures will cause new savings to come about.

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af·fect ²  (-fkt)

tr.v. af·fect·ed, af·fect·ing, af·fects

1. To put on a false show of; simulate: affected a British accent.

2.

a. To have or show a liking for: affects dramatic clothes.

b. Archaic To fancy; love.

3. To tend to by nature; tend to assume: a substance that affects crystalline form.

4. To imitate; copy: "Spenser, in affecting the ancients, writ no language" (Ben Jonson).

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[Middle English affecten, from Latin affectre, to strive after, frequentative of afficere, affect-, to affect, influence; see affect¹.]

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af·fecter n.

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affect¹

vb [əˈfɛkt] (tr)

1. to act upon or influence, esp in an adverse way damp affected the sparking plugs

2. to move or disturb emotionally or mentally her death affected him greatly

3. (Medicine) (of pain, disease, etc.) to attack

n [ˈæfɛkt əˈfɛkt]

(Psychology) Psychol the emotion associated with an idea or set of ideas See also affection

[from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere to act upon, from ad- to + facere to do]

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affect²

vb (mainly tr)

1. to put on an appearance or show of; make a pretence of to affect ignorance

2. to imitate or assume, esp pretentiously to affect an accent

3. to have or use by preference she always affects funereal clothing

4. to adopt the character, manner, etc., of he was always affecting the politician

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of plants or animals) to live or grow in penguins affect an arctic climate

6. to incline naturally or habitually towards falling drops of liquid affect roundness

[from Latin affectāre to strive after, pretend to have; related to afficere to affect¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	affect - the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
Verb	1.	affect - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" strike a blow - affect adversely; "The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws" repercuss - cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect tell on - produce an effect or strain on somebody; "Each step told on his tired legs" redound - have an effect for good or ill; "Her efforts will redound to the general good" stimulate, excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" hydrolise, hydrolize - make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis tinge, color, colour, distort - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" endanger, peril, queer, scupper, expose - put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position hit, strike - affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation" discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, bother - to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" slam-dunk - make a forceful move against; "the electronic travel market is slam-dunking traditional travel agencies"
	2.	affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" attack - begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal" ulcerate - affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated" sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" energize, perk up, energise, stimulate, arouse, brace - cause to be alert and energetic; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" tense up, tense, strain - cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind, relax, loosen up - cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me" cramp - affect with or as if with a cramp jaundice - affect with, or as if with, jaundice alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" register - enter into someone's consciousness; "Did this event register in your parents' minds?" inebriate, intoxicate, soak - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
	3.	affect - connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business" involve, regard concern, have-to doe with, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" implicate - bring into intimate and incriminating connection; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government"
	4.	affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" dissemble, feign, pretend, sham misrepresent, belie - represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions" make believe, pretend, make - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" play possum - to pretend to be dead take a dive - pretend to be knocked out, as of a boxer bullshit, talk through one's hat, bull, fake - speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" mouth - articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
	5.	affect - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" impress, strike, move infect - affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room" surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me" ingrain, instill, impress - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" awaken - make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts" incite, motivate, prompt, propel, actuate, move - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" engrave - impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory" strike dumb - render speechless, as by surprising or shocking; "we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement" zap - strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes" jar - affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience" hit home, strike a note, strike home, strike a chord - refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!" smite - affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl" cloud - make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness" pierce - move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students" impress - impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience" sweep off, sweep away - overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away" disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought" touch, stir - affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy" move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all" sadden - make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me" alienate - make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees" come to, hit, strike - cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"

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affect¹

verb

1. influence, involve, concern, impact, transform, alter, modify, change, manipulate, act on, sway, prevail over, bear upon, impinge upon Millions of people have been affected by the drought.

2. emotionally move, touch, upset, overcome, stir, disturb, perturb, impress on, tug at your heartstrings (often facetious) He loved his sister, and her loss clearly still affects him. see effect

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affect²

verb put on, assume, adopt, pretend, imitate, simulate, contrive, aspire to, sham, counterfeit, feign He listened to them, affecting an amused interest.

Translations

affect [əˈfekt]

A. VT

1. (= have effect on) → afectar, influir en
it did not affect my decision → no influyó en mi decisión

2. (= concern) → afectar, tener que ver con
this will affect everybody → esto afectará a todos

3. (= harm) → perjudicar

4. (Med) a wound affecting the right leg → una herida que afecta a la pierna derecha
his whole left side was affected → tenía todo el costado izquierdo afectado

5. (= move emotionally) → conmover, afectar
he seemed much affected → parecía muy conmovido or afectado

6. (= feign) he affected indifference → afectó or aparentó indiferencia, fingió ser indiferente
she affected to cry → ella fingió llorar

7. (archaic or frm) (= like) she affects bright colours → a ella le gustan los colores claros

B. N (Psych) → afecto m, estado m afectivo

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affect [əˈfɛkt] vt

(= influence, have an effect on) [+ person, life] → affecter, toucher; [+ outcome, result] → influencer, avoir des répercussions sur; [+ ability, performance] → affecter, avoir des répercussions sur; [disease] [+ heart, lungs, liver] → affecter, toucher

(= feign) [+ interest, concern] → feindre

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affect¹

vt

(= have effect on) → sich auswirken auf (+acc); decision, sb’s life → beeinflussen, sich auswirken auf (+acc); (detrimentally) nerves, material → angreifen; health, person → schaden (+dat)

(= concern) → betreffen

(emotionally: = move) → berühren, treffen; he was obviously affected by the news → die Nachricht hatte ihn sichtlich mitgenommen

(diseases: = attack) → befallen

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affect²

vt

(= feign) indifference → vortäuschen, vorgeben; accent → sich befleißigen (+gen) (geh)

(liter, = like to use etc) clothes, colours → eine Vorliebe or Schwäche haben für

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affect [əˈfɛkt] vt

a. (have an effect on) → influire su, incidere su; (concern) → riguardare, concernere; (harm, health) → danneggiare
it did not affect my decision → non ha influenzato la mia decisione, non ha influito sulla mia decisione

b. (move emotionally) → colpire, toccare
he seemed much affected → sembrava molto colpito

c. (feign) → fingere

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affect

v affect [əˈfekt]

1 to act or have an effect on Rain affects the grass; His kidneys have been affected by the disease. raak, affekteer يُؤَثِّر عَلَى действам ovlivnit, působit (na) påvirke sich auswirken auf επηρεάζω afectar mõjutama, kahjustama تحت تأثیر قرار دادن vaikuttaa affecter לְהַשְׁפִיע עַל प्रभाव डालना utjecati hat vmire mempengaruhi hafa áhrif á, orka á avere effetto su ～に影響を与える ...에 영향을 미치다 (pa)veikti ietekmēt; iespaidot menberi kesan van invloed zijn op påvirke, angripe oddziaływać na, mieć wpływ na afectar a afecta воздействовать ovplyvniť, pôsobiť (na) prizadeti uticati påverka กระทบ; มีผลต่อ etkilemek 影響 впливати; уражати اثر ڈالنا ảnh hưởng 影响

2 to move the feelings of She was deeply affected by the news of his death. raak يُؤَثِّر فِي المَشَاعِر засягам dojmout bevæge; påvirke bewegen συγκινώ afectar puudutama متأثر شدن liikuttaa affecter לְרַגֶש, לִנְגוֹע לְלֵב बहाना करना potresti hat vkire terpengaruh snerta toccare, colpire 感動させる 감명을 주다 (su)jaudinti saviļņot terharu treffen bevege dotykać, poruszać comover a afecta волновать dojatý ganiti potresti se rörd, gripen ทำให้กระทบจิตใจ etkilemek, dokunmak 感動 хвилювати, зворушувати متاثر ہونا làm xúc động 感动

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affect → يُؤثِر působit påvirke betreffen επηρεάζω afectar vaikuttaa affecter djelovati na influire su 影響を与える 영향을 미치다 beïnvloeden påvirke wpłynąć afectar, afetar воздействовать påverka กระทบ etkilemek tác động 影响