Affect and Borrow

Affect

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

Borrow and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Borrow" instead a verb "Affect".

Borrow

Borrow verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).
Usage example: borrowed the basic plot from a book of tales, but put her personal stamp on the story

Affect and borrow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Borrow".

Nearby Words: borrowing, borrower

Common collocations

change affect change borrow change
body affect body borrow body
number affect number borrow number
clothes affect clothes borrow clothes
Other words: time, characters, game, player, skills, powers, abilities.
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