Affect and Infect

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Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
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Infect is a synonym for affect in influence topic. In some cases you can use "Infect" instead a verb "Affect".
Nearby Words: affected, affection, affectation, affecting, affective

Infect

Infect verb - Affect in a contagious way.
Usage example: His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room
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Synonyms for Infect
Affect is a synonym for infect in pollute topic. You can use "Affect" instead a verb "Infect".
Nearby Words: infection, infective, infecting

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person affect person infect person
mind affect mind infect mind
life affect life infect life
people affect people infect people
Other words: body, rest, way, characters, world, anyone, everyone, humans, objects, enemies, animals, minds.

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  • Literature / InCryptid It is a cryptid mutation of rabies that can affect any mammal (Though mammals weighing less than 90 pounds or so invariably die from it before they can infect anything else).
    Source: Literature / InCryptid
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