| affect | effect | |
| Verb | to influence | to bring about an intended result |
| Noun | a feeling or emotion | the result of a cause or influence |
words derived from the noun 'affect':
- affection: tender attachment
- affected (adj.): feigned emotion or attitude
words derived from the verb 'effect':
- effectuate: to effect
words derived from either the verb or the noun 'effect', i'm not really sure which:
- effective: producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
- efficacy: the power to produce a desired effect
there is also a noun 'effective', whose general meaning is 'one who is effective', but i don't know if it's still in use.
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