Affect and Soften

Affect

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

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

Soften

Soften verb - To diminish the physical strength of.

Affect and soften are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Soften".

Nearby Words: soft, softness, softly, softening, softy

Common collocations

character affect character soften character
life affect life soften life
appearance affect appearance soften appearance
game affect game soften game
Other words: reality, objects, enemies.
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