Affect and Include

Affect

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

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

Include verb - To have as part of a whole.

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Affect and include are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Include".

Nearby Word: included

ability	affect ability	include ability
character	affect character	include character
people	affect people	include people
children	affect children	include children
Other words: number, time, characters, game, story, damage, humans, creatures, animals.

The film did not include that storyline, so in the movie, Joyce is just kind of there in the last third of the film, not doing anything to affect the plot.

Source: The Artifact
If their superpowers include that degree of invulnerability to the environment, they were likely justified in saying only Usagi's lack of concentration caused the cold to affect her.

Source: Exposed to the Elements
They barely even include him in decisions they make which affect his life, such as moving to Norway in The Movie or adopting a second child.

Source: Parents as People

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