Compare the words affect and effect providing examples.
affect [Əʼfekt] verb
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to produce a change in sb/sth: How will these changes affect us?
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to attack sb or a part of the body, to make sb become ill/sick: The condition affects one in five women.
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to make sb have strong feelings of sadness, pity, etc.: They were deeply affected by the news of her death.
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(formal) to pretend to be feeling or thinking sth: She affected a calmness she did not feel.
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(formal, disapproving) to use or wear sth that is intended to impress other people, syn. PUT ON: I wish he wouldnʼt affect that ridiculous accent.
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