Affect and Imply

Affect

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

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

Imply verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

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Affect and imply are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Imply".

Nearby Words: implication, implied, implying

character	affect character	imply character
life	affect life	imply life
change	affect change	imply change
status	affect status	imply status
Other words: relationship, someone, plot, number, future, level, world, accent, actions, history, ending, reality, powers.

Checker's words and actions imply she's using Lucid Dreaming to obtain this affect in addition to her dream infiltration spell.

Source: Fan Fic / Getting Back on Your Hooves
Cloud's relationships with other characters also affect several other scenes, including one near the end of the game that may imply a sexual encounter with Tifa if her Relationship Values with Cloud are high enough.

Source: Dating Sim

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