Affect and Alter

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Affect

Affect verb - Have an effect upon.

Usage example: Will the new rules affect me?

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Alter is a synonym for affect in influence topic. In some cases you can use "Alter" instead a verb "Affect", when it comes to topics like behaviour, change.

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

Alter

Alter verb - To make different in some way.

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Affect is a synonym for alter in behaviour topic. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Alter".

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

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Common collocations

mind	affect mind	alter mind
life	affect life	alter life
people	affect people	alter people
body	affect body	alter body
Other words: appearance, plot, environment, future, outcome, time, way, characters, personality, world, game, story, history, ending, reality, events, powers, timeline, stats.

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