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Verb

afectar ‎(first-person singular present afecto, past participle afectat)

1. to feign, to pretend
2. to play dumb

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Portuguese

Verb

afectar ‎(first-person singular present indicative afecto, past participle afectado)

1. Superseded spelling of afetar.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin affectāre, present active infinitive of affectō. See also the doublets afeitar and ahechar.

Verb

afectar ‎(first-person singular present afecto, first-person singular preterite afecté, past participle afectado)

1. to have an effect on, to affect
2. to feign, to affect
3. to speak or act insincerely, to adopt an affectation
4. to upset, to affect emotionally,
5. to be affected by an action

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