affect
- sense 1: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
- affect impact bear_upon bear_on touch_on touch
- sense 2: act physically on; have an effect upon
- affect
- sense 3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
- involve affect regard
- refer pertain relate concern come_to bear_on touch touch_on
- sense 4: make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
- feign sham pretend affect dissemble
- misrepresent belie
- represent
- express verbalize verbalise utter give_tongue_to
- sense 5: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
- affect impress move strike