Affect and Assume

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

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

Assume

Assume verb - To present a false appearance of.
Usage example: she assumed an air of nonchalance even though she was wildly ecstatic she was going on the date

Affect is a synonym for assume in feign topic. You can use "Affect" instead a verb "Assume", if it concerns topics such as action, pretence, true, pretend.

Nearby Words: assumption, assuming

Common collocations

character affect character assume character
life affect life assume life
work affect work assume work
people affect people assume people
Other words: body, someone, appearance, number, way, personality, world, voice, powers.
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