Affect
Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.
Sell
Sell verb - To offer for sale to the public.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- No Sell: The Fear Shine affect, the Yellow Ring's ultimate attack, has no affect on Shadow Wing, because he has no fear.
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No Sell: After the Corpirate goes One-Winged Angel mode, X-Ray's lasers no longer have any affect on him whatsoever.
Source: Web Animation / X-Ray and Vav -
The "mind control" part of his power allows him to rewire his brain to be more efficient, which grants him Super Reflexes and a No Sell to Psychic Powers (not only can't psychics affect him, but they also can't sense him).
Source: Charles Atlas Superpower
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