verb (used with object) 1. to act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops. 2. to impress the mind or move the feelings of: The music affected him deeply ...

Affect, like the adjective affective, refers to the experience of feeling or emotion. [1] Affect is a key part of the process of an organism?s interaction with stimuli.

There are five distinct words here. When ?affect? is accented on the final syllable (a-FECT), it is usually a verb meaning ?have an influence on?: ?The million-dollar ...

transitive verb. to have an effect on; influence; produce a change in bright light affects the eyes; to move or stir the emotions of his death affected us deeply

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