Affect and Engage

Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
Usage example: their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least

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

Engage

Engage verb - To hold the attention of.

Affect and engage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Engage".

Nearby Words: engagement, engaging, engagingly

Common collocations

party affect party engage party
number affect number engage number
time affect time engage time
way affect way engage way
Other words: battle, target, anyone, player, humans, skills, units, powers, enemies.
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