Main entry: affect
Definition: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
Main entry: affect
Definition: act physically on; have an effect upon
Usage: the medicine affects my heart rate
Main entry: touch, touch on, impact, affect, bear on, bear upon
Definition: have an effect upon
Usage: Will the new rules affect me?
Main entry: sham, dissemble, feign, pretend, affect
Definition: make believe with the intent to deceive
Usage: He feigned that he was ill; He shammed a headache
Main entry: affect, strike, move, impress
Definition: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Usage: This child impressed me as unusually mature; This behavior struck me as odd
Main entry: regard, involve, affect
Definition: connect closely and often incriminatingly
Usage: This new ruling affects your business