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| af·fect [ ə fékt ] (past and past participle af·fect·ed, present participle af·fect·ing, 3rd person present singular af·fects) |
transitive verb |
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1. pretend to be something: to give the appearance or pretense of something
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2. adopt something: to adopt a use, style, or manner of doing something
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3. act like somebody: to imitate somebody else's style or character
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4. come to be or have something: to assume a particular form or state
  affect a liquid state
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| [15th century. Directly or via French affecter< Latin affectare "strive for" < affect- (see affect1)] |
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| af·fect·er noun |
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