Effect and Govern

Effect

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Govern and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Govern" instead a verb "Effect".

Govern

Govern verb - To exercise authority or power over.

Effect and govern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Govern".

Common collocations

life effect life govern life
state effect state govern state
body effect body govern body
area effect area govern area
Other words: world, actions, plans, city, beings.
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