Affect and Lead

Affect

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

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

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

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Affect and lead are semantically related in influence topic. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

party	affect party	lead party
life	affect life	lead life
people	affect people	lead people
children	affect children	lead children
Other words: someone, rest, way, world, battle, target, anyone, everyone, humans, enemies, lives.

It doesn't affect Rarity, but her attention is drawn towards something else about the lead singer.

Source: Fanfic Recs / My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic General 1 To H
The Elves are hyper-sensitive to all chemicals that affect humans, such as caffeine - a cup of coffee can lead to mania and cardiac arrest.

Source: Literature / Legends of Laconia
Genetic changes in the cells of an organism only affect that cell, and are much more likely to lead to cancer than to anything useful.

Source: Useful Notes / Evolution

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