Affect and Lead to

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

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

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

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
Said trivia questions are very obscure references to continuity... which can lead to problems since your answers will affect the Karma Meter.

Source: Shown Their Work / Video Games

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