Affect and Direct

Affect

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

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Direct and affect are semantically related in sway topic. In some cases you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Affect".

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Affect and direct are semantically related in sway topic. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Direct".

people	affect people	direct people
someone	affect someone	direct someone
rest	affect rest	direct rest
development	affect development	direct development
Other words: time, game, story, player, powers, abilities.

Neither does the following battle with Armstrong, but that doesn't affect anything but the direct moment anyways.

Source: Hopeless Boss Fight
Moreover, while it's invulnerable to direct damage moves, status ailments could affect it normally.

Source: Weaksauce Weakness
Additionally, Maerwen frequently makes a direct reference to "Dark Elves," even mentioning that her odd name means something to the affect of "white flowers on the water" among her people.

Source: Video Game / Rune Factory Oceans

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