(transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress. / (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow. / (obsolete) To make low or humble.

To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. / To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true. / To support or encourage.

(archaic or historical) A man who (in the 1700s or 1800s) loitered around courts, offering to bear false witness.

A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted. / (Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.

(obsolete) An amateur bullfighter. / A person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.

Influenced or changed by something. / Simulated in order to impress. / Emotionally moved; touched. / (algebra, archaic) adfected. / Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.

Someone affected, as by a disease.

simple past tense and past participle of affect

Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.

present participle of affect