affect

affect - verb

  • To act on and cause a change in (someone or something)
  • To cause illness, symptoms, etc., in (someone or something)
  • To produce an emotional response in (someone)
  • To influence (someone or something)
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"Rainfall affects plant growth."

affect - thesaurus

Synonyms: act, frequent

Antonyms: avoid

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Letter Values

A
4
F
7
F
7
E
5
C
4
T
23

Etymology

Latin

Middle English affecten, borrowed from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere "to produce an effect on, exert an influence on," from ad- ad- + facere "to do, make, bring about"

Word family

affecting, affected, effect