affect
To influence or alter.
Verb 4 meanings
To influence or alter.
“The experience affected me deeply.”
To move to emotion.
“He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.”
Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
“Hepatitis affects the liver.”
To burden (property) with a fixed charge or payment, or other condition or restriction.
Noun 1 meaning
A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.
Etymology
From Middle English affecten, from Latin affectāre, from Latin affectus, the participle stem of Latin afficere (“to act upon, influence, affect, attack with disease”), from ad- + facere (“to make, do”). By surface analysis, af- + Latin -fect.
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AFFECT at a glance
AFFECT has 6 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (A 1 + F 4 + F 4 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,454 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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