Affect and Grab

Affect

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

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

Grab verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.

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Affect and grab are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Grab".

person	affect person	grab person
character	affect character	grab character
people	affect people	grab people
body	affect body	grab body
Other words: someone, time, way, characters, player, objects, enemies.

It is there for him to grab during his desperate struggle later (and he gets in a few stabs) but it really doesn't affect the outcome in the slightest.

Source: Film / Jaws
She jumps out to grab the scaffold rope, wraps it around one foot and then dangles upside down to affect a rescue of Tracy.

Source: Comic Strip / Dick Tracy
This does not actually affect which types of characters or monsters can grab the armor items, it just adds a scope of variety to the item's appearance.

Source: Video Game / Naferia's Reign: Invasion of the Dark Mistress

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