Affect and Escape

Affect

Affect verb - To go to or spend time in often.
Usage example: a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town

Escape is an antonym for affect.

Escape

Escape verb - To get free from a dangerous or confining situation.

Affect is an antonym for escape.

Common collocations

life affect life escape life
body affect body escape body
area affect area escape area
time affect time escape time
Other words: way, world, reality, city, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Similarly, you can destroy Robotnik's escape pod after the Final Boss battle, although it doesn't affect the ending.
  • This will affect the ending you receive- let any boss escape and the ending gets worse.
  • In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black turns into a dog to escape Azkaban because Dementors don't affect dogs as much as humans.
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