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Meaning of affect

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  affect
      n 1: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
      v 1: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn:
           {affect}, {impact}, {bear upon}, {bear on}, {touch on},
           {touch}]
      2: act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects
         my heart rate"
      3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling
         affects your business" [syn: {involve}, {affect}, {regard}]
      4: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he
         was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: {feign}, {sham},
         {pretend}, {affect}, {dissemble}]
      5: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
         impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me
         as odd" [syn: {affect}, {impress}, {move}, {strike}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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