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To have an influence on (something); change:
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- To have an influence on (something); change:
- To change the behavior or thinking of (someone); sway:
To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:
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- To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:
- To exert influence or control over:
- To cause (a person, an opinion, actions, etc.) to be inclined a certain way or be turned from a given course; influence or divert
To affect strongly, often favorably:
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- To affect strongly, often favorably:
- To arouse the interest or approval of
- (Law) To impose a constructive trust or a lien upon property, as a matter of equity, to protect a person without legal title but with a legally recognized interest.
To change or make different; modify:
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- To change or make different; modify:
- To become different; change; vary
- To resew parts of (a garment) for a better fit
(Grammar) To qualify or limit the meaning of. For example, summer modifies day in the phrase a summer day.
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- (Grammar) To qualify or limit the meaning of. For example, summer modifies day in the phrase a summer day.
- To make less extreme, severe, or strong:
- To change or alter; esp., to change slightly or partially in character, form, etc.
To transfer from one conveyance to another:
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- To transfer from one conveyance to another:
- To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch:
- To put a fresh covering on:
(Physics) To change (one form of energy) into another
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- (Physics) To change (one form of energy) into another
- (Elec.) To change (a voltage or current value) by use of a transformer
- To change the personality or character of
To bring on; bring about; cause; effect
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- To bring on; bring about; cause; effect
- (Physics) To bring about (an electric or magnetic effect) in a body by exposing it to the influence or variation of a field of force
- To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion.
To stir the emotions:
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- To stir the emotions:
- To change the course of:
- To change posture or position; stir:
To engage the attention of; involve:
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- To engage the attention of; involve:
- To cause anxiety or uneasiness in:
- To be of interest or importance to:
To arouse the curiosity or hold the attention of:
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- To arouse the curiosity or hold the attention of:
- To involve the interest, or concern, of; have an effect upon
- To cause to become involved or concerned with:
To happen or occur:
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- To happen or occur:
- To achieve or find something desired or sought:
- To press or push (a key or button, for example):
To make worse, less, weaker, etc.; reduce an ability or function
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- To make worse, less, weaker, etc.; reduce an ability or function
- To cause to weaken, be damaged, or diminish, as in quality:
- Of property or a contractual right, to interfere in such a way as to diminish its value. Of property or a contractual right, to interfere in such a way as to diminish its value.
To do harm to:
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- To do harm to:
- To do harm to; hurt, damage, etc.
To act on in a detrimental way; cause harm to:
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- To act on in a detrimental way; cause harm to:
- To use force against in order to harm; start a fight with; strike out at with physical or military force; assault
- To start work on with purpose and vigor:
(Obs.) To overthrow
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- (Obs.) To overthrow
- To cause grievous physical or mental suffering to.
- To cause pain or suffering to; distress very much
To refuse to continue to work at (a factory, company, etc.) until certain demands are met
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- To refuse to continue to work at (a factory, company, etc.) until certain demands are met
- To cause to become suddenly in a certain way:
- To influence, inspire, or overcome suddenly with strong feeling
To get and hold the attention of
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- To get and hold the attention of
- To take firmly and hold fast with the hand, teeth, an instrument, etc.
- To hold the interest or attention of:
To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to
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- To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to
- To take forcibly and quickly; grab
- To have a sudden overwhelming effect on:
To pretend to have; feign:
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- To pretend to have; feign:
- To put oneself into
- To take upon oneself (a duty or obligation):
To give a false appearance of:
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- To give a false appearance of:
- To represent falsely; pretend to:
- (Archaic) To invent or imagine.
To touch someone or something.
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- To touch someone or something.
- To touch a person or thing
- To be pertinent to; concern:
To move or pass (an implement) through a liquid in order to mix or cool the contents:
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- To move or pass (an implement) through a liquid in order to mix or cool the contents:
- To add or mix in (an ingredient, for example) into a liquid or mixture by moving an implement:
- To mix together the ingredients of (a liquid, for example) before cooking or use by moving an implement:
To incline or bend to one side; veer:
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- To incline or bend to one side; veer:
- To incline toward change, as in opinion or feeling:
- To cause (a person, an opinion, actions, etc.) to be inclined a certain way or be turned from a given course; influence or divert
influence
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pretend
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To make a supposition; suppose or believe:
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- To make a supposition; suppose or believe:
- To put oneself into
- To take upon oneself (a duty or obligation):
(Poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
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- (Poker, usually "be counterfeited") Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board.
- To pretend; feign
- To copy or imitate something without the right to do so and with the intent to deceive or defraud by representing the copy or imitation to be the original or to be genuine if no original ever existed (such as passing off a painting as a particular work by Claude Monet when, in fact, Monet never painted such a piece of art). To copy or imitate something without the right to do so and with the intent to deceive or defraud by representing the copy or imitation to be the original or to be genuine if no original ever existed (such as passing off a painting as a particular work by Claude Monet when, in fact, Monet never painted such a piece of art).
To make (something) seem real, satisfactory, etc. by any sort of deception or tampering
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- To make (something) seem real, satisfactory, etc. by any sort of deception or tampering
- (Sports) To deceive (an opponent) with a fake. Often used with out.
- (Sports) To perform a fake.
To pretend; dissemble.
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- To pretend; dissemble.
- (Archaic) To invent or imagine.
- To represent falsely; pretend to:
To lay claim:
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- To lay claim:
- To give a false appearance of; feign:
- To take upon oneself; venture:
To put on the false appearance of; feign:
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- To put on the false appearance of; feign:
- To pretend to be what one is not
- To assume a false appearance or character; dissemble.
To achieve or imitate the characteristics or effect of
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- To achieve or imitate the characteristics or effect of
- To use computer simulation to represent (a system, physical process, etc.)
- To have or take on the external appearance of; look or act like
To work for gain or profit; make money:
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- To work for gain or profit; make money:
- To go and bring
- To cause to move or leave:
To affect strongly, often favorably:
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- To affect strongly, often favorably:
- (Law) To impose a constructive trust or a lien upon property, as a matter of equity, to protect a person without legal title but with a legally recognized interest.
- To levy, seize, or requisition (money, property, etc.), as for military use
To change posture or position; stir:
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- To change posture or position; stir:
- To initiate an action; act:
- To progress in sequence; go forward:
To move or pass quickly; dart
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- To move or pass quickly; dart
- To give (a blow, etc.)
- To refuse to continue to work until certain demands are met; go on strike
To match in quality; equal:
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- To match in quality; equal:
- To take or make use of without permission or wrongly; misappropriate
- (Slang) To ask for, or get by asking, a loan or gift of money from
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Synonym Study
- Sway emphasizes influence intended to turn a person from a given course threats will not sway us See also syn. study at pretend.
- Touch and the stronger move , as considered here, are both applied to the arousing of sympathy or other emotion, but move also denotes influencing so as to bring about a change or a show of feeling his story moved me to tears
- Impress is used of that which produces a deep or lasting effect on the mind
- To influence is to affect in such a way as to produce a change in action, thought, nature, or behavior to influence legislation
- her death affected us deeply
- Affect implies the producing of an effect strong enough to evoke a reaction interest rates affect housing sales
Find another word for affect. In this page you can discover 50 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for affect, like: influence, sway, impress, alter, modify, change, transform, act-on, work-on, induce and move.
