affect

verb (1)

af·fect | \ ə-ˈfekt

, a-\

affected; affecting; affects

Definition of affect

(Entry 1 of 3)

transitive verb

: to produce an effect upon: such as

a : to produce a material influence upon or alteration in Paralysis affected his limbs.

b : to act upon (a person, a person's mind or feelings, etc.) so as to effect a response : influence We were all greatly affected by the terrible news.

affect

noun

af·fect | \ ˈa-ˌfekt

Definition of affect (Entry 2 of 3)

1 [ German Affekt, borrowed from Latin affectus ] : the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes also : a set of observable manifestations of a subjectively experienced emotion … patients … showed perfectly normal reactions and affects … — Oliver Sacks

2 obsolete : feeling, affection

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