Definition of affect

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Affect (v. t.) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as, to affect ignorance..

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Quaint :: Quaint (a.) Curious and fanciful; affected; odd; whimsical; antique; archaic; singular; unusual; as, quaint architecture; a quaint expression..
Feminine :: Feminine (a.) Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful, affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak, nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate..
Scorch :: Scorch (v. t.) To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat..
Ulcerate :: Ulcerate (v. t.) To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers..
Unseason :: Unseason (v. t.) To strike unseasonably; to affect disagreeably or unfavorably.
Anasarcous :: Anasarcous (a.) Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical..
Mouther :: Mouther (n.) One who mouths; an affected speaker.
Phthisical :: Phthisical (a.) Of or pertaining to phthisis; affected with phthisis; wasting; consumptive.
Snow-blind :: Snow-blind (a.) Affected with blindness by the brilliancy of snow.
Hallucinator :: Hallucinator (n.) One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
Scurvy :: Scurvy (n.) Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy; specifically, diseased with the scurvy..
Sensitive :: Sensitive (a.) Readily affected or changed by certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or bromide, when in contact with certain organic substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays..
Affected :: Affected (p. p. & a.) Assumed artificially; not natural.
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind, with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or horror..
Apish :: Apish (a.) Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.
Love :: Love (n.) The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address.
Prude :: Prude (a.) A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech..
Rivet :: Rivet (v. t.) Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection..
Solemn :: Solemn (a.) Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face..
Idiopathy :: Idiopathy (n.) A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection..
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