From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
affect
n 1: the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
v 1: have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" [syn:
affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on,
touch]
2: act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects
my heart rate"
3: connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling
affects your business" [syn: involve, affect, regard]
4: make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he
was ill"; "He shammed a headache" [syn: feign, sham,
pretend, affect, dissemble]
5: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me
as odd" [syn: affect, impress, move, strike]