Affect and Try

Affect

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

Usage example: their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least

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

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

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Affect and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Try".

Nearby Words: tried, trying

life	affect life	try life
people	affect people	try people
relationship	affect relationship	try relationship
someone	affect someone	try someone
Other words: rest, time, way, characters, level, world, game, everyone, powers, lives.

Even when not in play directly, this trope may affect a work, as the bosses try to avert being hauled in for a hearing by sweet-talking some senator or representative.

Source: Hauled Before a Senate Subcommittee
You can edit the Wiki Sandbox page if you want to try things out in a way that won't affect any of the pages on this site.

Source: Administrivia / Tips for Editing
Maria Kanellis, Mickie James, Beth Phoenix...and this had an odd affect on his psyche, as he would try to prove his manliness by beating divas at traditionally girly tasks.

Source: I Was Beaten by a Girl

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