v. influence; move someone (emotionally); attack (of a disease); act as if, pretend; have a certain disposition towards; have an affinity for

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Noun
1. the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
(hypernym) feeling
(derivation) impress, move, strike

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Verb
1. have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
(synonym) impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) strike a blow
2. act physically on; have an effect upon
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) attack
3. connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"
(synonym) involve, regard
(hypernym) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
(hyponym) implicate
4. make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
(synonym) feign, sham, pretend, dissemble
(hypernym) misrepresent, belie
(hyponym) play possum
(verb-group) make, pretend, make believe
5. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
(synonym) impress, move, strike
(hyponym) infect
(cause) feel, experience
(verb-group) hit, strike, come to

nm. affect, influence

n. affect, influence; have a certain disposition towards