To influence or alter.

"The experience affected me deeply."

To move to emotion.

"He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play."

Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).

"Hepatitis affects the liver."

To dispose or incline.

To tend to by affinity or disposition.

To assign; to appoint.

To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of.

"He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable."

To aim for, to try to obtain.

To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.

To show a fondness for (something); to choose.

One's mood or inclination; mental state.

A desire, an appetite.

A subjective feeling experienced in response to a thought or other stimulus; mood, emotion, especially as demonstrated in external physical signs.