Definition of affect

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Affect (v. t.) To assign; to appoint.

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Mouther :: Mouther (n.) One who mouths; an affected speaker.
Varicose :: Varicose (a.) Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose ulcers..
Metonymy :: Metonymy (n.) A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good table instead of good provisions; we read Virgil, that is, his poems; a man has a warm heart, that is, warm affections..
Affectedness :: Affectedness (n.) Affectation.
Rustic :: Rustic (a.) Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected.
Spurrer :: Spurred (a.) Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye..
Rickets :: Rickets (n. pl.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis..
Rachitic :: Rachitic (a.) Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.
Epileptic :: Epileptic (a.) Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy..
Foothalt :: Foothalt (n.) A disease affecting the feet of sheep.
Polarization :: Polarization (n.) A peculiar affection or condition of the rays of light or heat, in consequence of which they exhibit different properties in different directions..
Endemiology :: Endemiology (n.) The science which treats of endemic affections.
Comparative :: Comparative (n.) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
Impassionate :: Impassionate (a.) Strongly affected.
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..
Pandemic :: Pandemic (a.) Affecting a whole people or a number of countries; everywhere epidemic.
Mortal :: Mortal (a.) Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.
Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow; hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze..
Strike :: Strike (v. t.) To affect in some particular manner by a sudden impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me favorably; to strike one dead or blind..
Affection :: Affection (n.) Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency..
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