Affect and Lie

Affect

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

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

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

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Affect and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

character	affect character	lie character
people	affect people	lie people
body	affect body	lie body
status	affect status	lie status
Other words: time, way, world, battle.

Similarly, a character with lie-detector powers is unable to read him because of his lack of affect.

Source: Disability Immunity
Those dialogue choices affect your Character Alignment: you become more Lawful if you tell the truth, and more Chaotic if you lie.

Source: The Promise

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