Affect and Linger

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

Linger verb - To move or act slowly.

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Affect and linger are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Linger".

Nearby Words: lingering, lingerer

way	affect way	linger way
plans	affect plans	linger plans

He sustains an injury early in the final book that is explicitly described as being sure to kill him slowly and painfully, letting him linger around to affect the plot but setting up his eventual death long before it happens.

Source: The Plot Reaper

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