Affect and Act

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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. In some cases you can use "Act" instead the word "Affect" as a verb or a noun.

Act verb - To produce a desired effect.

Usage example: the painkiller acted surprisingly quickly

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Affect is a synonym for act. You can use "Affect" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

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

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