affect synonyms:
verb
1 act on, agitate, alter, attack, change, concern, disturb, grieve, have an effect on, have an impact on, inf hit, impinge on, impress, influence, modify, move, pertain to, perturb, relate to, stir, touch, transform, trouble, upset.
2 affect an accent. adopt, assume, feign,
inf put on. PRETEND.