affect

• "Will the new rules affect me?"

Synonyms

• impactpress or wedge together; have an effect upon; the striking of one body against another ; a forceful consequence; influencing strongly; the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
• bear uponhave an effect upon
• bear onbe relevant to; have an effect upon; press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; keep or maintain in unaltered condition
• touch onrefer to or discuss briefly ; be relevant to; restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; have an effect upon
• touchthe event of something coming in contact with the body; the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands); a suggestion of some quality; a distinguishing style; the act of putting two things together with no space between them; a slight but appreciable amount; a communicative interaction; a slight attack of illness; the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; deftness in handling matters; the feel of mechanical action; make physical contact with, come in contact with; perceive via the tactile sense; affect emotionally; be relevant to; be in direct physical contact with; have an effect upon; deal with; cause to be in brief contact with; to extend as far as; be equal to in quality or ability; tamper with; make a more or less disguised reference to; comprehend; consume; color lightly

• "have an effect upon"
• "the medicine affects my heart rate"

• "This new ruling affects your business"

Synonyms

• involveconnect closely and often incriminatingly; engage as a participant; have as a necessary feature; require as useful, just, or proper; contain as a part; occupy or engage the interest of; make complex or intricate or complicated
• regarddeem to be; look at attentively ; connect closely and often incriminatingly; (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; a long fixed look; the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); a feeling of friendship and esteem; an attitude of admiration or esteem

• "He feigned that he was ill"
• "He shammed a headache"

Synonyms

• feignmake believe with the intent to deceive; make a pretence of
• shamadopted in order to deceive; something that is a counterfeit; a person who makes deceitful pretenses ; make a pretence of; make believe with the intent to deceive
• pretendthe enactment of a pretense; imagined as in a play; make believe with the intent to deceive; behave unnaturally or affectedly; put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; state insincerely
• dissemblemake believe with the intent to deceive; hide under a false appearance; behave unnaturally or affectedly

• "This child impressed me as unusually mature"
• "This behavior struck me as odd"
• "he was dumb-struck by the news"
• "her comments struck a sour note"

Synonyms

• impressthe act of coercing someone into government service ; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; impress positively; produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; mark or stamp with or as if with pressure; reproduce by printing ; take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; dye (fabric) before it is spun
• movethe act of deciding to do something; the act of changing your residence or place of business; a change of position that does not entail a change of location; the act of changing location from one place to another; (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game ; change location; cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; follow a procedure or take a course; be in a state of action; go or proceed from one point to another; perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; give an incentive for action; arouse sympathy or compassion in; dispose of by selling; progress by being changed; live one's life in a specified environment; have a turn; propose formally
• strikea group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; a gentle blow ; a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; a conspicuous success; deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; hit against; make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; indicate (a certain time) by striking; affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; stop work in order to press demands; touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; attain; produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments; cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; find unexpectedly; produce by ignition or a blow; remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; cause to experience suddenly; drive something violently into a location; occupy or take on; disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set; form by stamping, punching, or printing; smooth with a strickle; pierce with force; arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing