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Affect

As a verb

Exhaustive

act
afflict
agitate
allure
alter
appertain
appertain to
apply
apply to
assume
attend
attract
bear
bear on
bewitched
bias
bluff
bother
call
call on
call upon
camouflage
camp
camp out in
captivate
carry away
change
charm
conceal
concern
colour
counterfeit
dazzle
discomfort
discompose
dissemble
disguise
disquiet
dissimulate
distress
disturb
drop by
drop in
embroil
enchant
engage
enlarge
enrapture
ensnare
enthral
enthrall
entrail
entrance
fascinate
fake
feign
feint
fluster
forge
frequent
get to
habituate
hang
hang at
harass
harry
haunt
imitate
impact
impersonate
implicate
impinge
impress
induce
infest
influence
inspire
interest
Invade
involve
let on
make believe
malinger
mask
masquerade
modify
move on
overcome
over run
pass
pass for
patronise
penetrate
pertain
pertain to
perturb
prevail
pester
pierce
plague
play
play act
pop
pop by
pop in
pose
pretend
profess
ravish
reach
refer
refer to
regard
relate
relate to
resort
resort to
run
run in
sham
simulate
smite
stay
stay at
stir
stop
stop at
stop by
stop in
stop over
strain
stress
strike
swarm
take in
tarry
tarry in
tell
tell on
touch
transport
trouble
try
upset
visit
worry
wring