Act and Affect

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Act

Act verb - To produce a desired effect.
Usage example: the painkiller acted surprisingly quickly
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Affect is a synonym for act. In some cases you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Act".
Nearby Words: acting, acted

Affect

Affect verb - To present a false appearance of.
Usage example: she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard
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Act is a synonym for affect in pretend topic. You can use "Act" instead the word "Affect" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: affected, affection, affectation, affecting, affective

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ability act ability affect ability
life act life affect life
people act people affect people
plot act plot affect plot
Other words: number, rest, time, way, personality, story, voice, damage, everyone, humans.
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