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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Affectuous :: Affectuous (a.) Full of passion or emotion; earnest.
Mannered :: Mannered (a.) Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity.
Primness :: Primness (n.) The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or niceness; preciseness; stiffness.
Cold :: Cold (n.) Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent..
Friend :: Friend (n.) One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant..
Incline :: Incline (v. t.) To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence..
Lethargical :: Lethargical (a.) Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy; morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy..
Susceptibility :: Susceptibility (n.) The state or quality of being susceptible; the capability of receiving impressions, or of being affected..
Affectionately :: Affectionately (adv.) With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.
Monoplegia :: Monoplegia (n.) Paralysis affecting a single limb.
Volcanization :: Volcanization (n.) The act of volcanizing, or the state of being volcanized; the process of undergoing volcanic heat, and being affected by it..
Alienate :: Alienate (v. t.) To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent of averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to estrange; to wean; -- with from..
Adore :: Adore (v. t.) To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost esteem and affection; to idolize.
Sick :: Sick (superl.) Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.
Ecstasy :: Ecstasy (n.) A state which consists in total suspension of sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and breathing are not affected..
Carious :: Carious (a.) Affected with caries; decaying; as, a carious tooth..
Love :: Love (n.) To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that of one sex for the other..
Mortifying :: Mortifying (a.) Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh..
Smile :: Smile (v. t.) To affect in a certain way with a smile.
Frounce :: Frounce (n.) An affection in hawks, in which white spittle gathers about the hawk's bill..
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