Affect and Weigh

Affect

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

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

Weigh

Weigh verb - To be of importance.
Usage example: evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant

Affect and weigh are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Weigh".

Common collocations

quality affect quality weigh quality
body affect body weigh body
range affect range weigh range
story affect story weigh story
Other words: damage, abilities, lives.
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