Affect and Profess

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Affect verb - To present a false appearance of.

Usage example: she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard

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Profess is a synonym for affect. In some cases you can use "Profess" instead a verb "Affect".

Profess verb - To present a false appearance of.

Usage example: professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge

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Affect is a synonym for profess. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Profess".

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