Affect and Adopt

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Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Adopt is a synonym for affect in pretence topic. In some cases you can use "Adopt" instead a verb "Affect", when it comes to topics like assume, put on, pretend.

Nearby Words: affected, affection, affectation, affecting, affective

Adopt

Adopt verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).

Usage example: shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving

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Affect is a synonym for adopt in embrace topic. You can use "Affect" instead a verb "Adopt", if it concerns topics such as pretence.

Nearby Words: adoption, adopting, adoptive, adoptability, adopter

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character	affect character	adopt character
life	affect life	adopt life
people	affect people	adopt people
children	affect children	adopt children
Other words: appearance, number, clothing, way, personality, accent, voice, behavior, abilities, animals.

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