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affect
verb as in influence, affect emotionally
verb as in pretend, imitate
Strong matches
act, adopt, assume, bluff, contrive, counterfeit, fake, feign, playact, sham, simulate
Weak matches
aspire to, do a bit, lay it on thick, make out like, put on, put up a front, take on
Example Sentences
This DNA damage is a well-known factor in the development of aging and cancer, yet scientists have long struggled to understand the exact link -- especially how DNA-damaged stem cells affect tissue health over time.
On Saturday, Scotland Yard said group-based offending was "particularly insidious and devastating in its profound impact on the children affected".
If the buses come by every five to ten minutes, do they produce a lot of gas that could affect your air quality?
Yet the scale and complexity of the Kiruna project, which affects two-thirds of its residents and involves demolishing and rebuilding the entire city center, makes it unique.
And until the bulldozers and backhoes showed up this week, the president had explicitly denied the White House’s structure would be affected.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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