Affect and Nudge

Affect

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

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

Nudge

Nudge verb - To pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing.

Affect and nudge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Nudge".

Common collocations

person affect person nudge person
people affect people nudge people
plot affect plot nudge plot
rest affect rest nudge rest
Other words: environment, development, way, characters, world, story, player, events, stats.
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