Behave
Effect
Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Too Dumbto Live: most of the characters behave like this one time or another, usually for comedic effect.
Source: Comic Book / Rat-Man - However, the spell comes with the side-effect that saying "Thank you" makes him behave the opposite way.
Source: We Want Our Jerk Back - Alternatively, they can react with much emotional anguish—but this anguish has no effect on how they behave.
Source: The Unfettered
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