affect Copy link Outline I. To act upon, influence1. affĭcĭo, fēci, fectum, 32. mŏveo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 (esp. of affecting the feelings)3. commŏvĕo, 2 (stronger than the simple verb)4. attingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (not used of working on the feelings)5. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3II. To concern, q. v.III. To aspire to, to aim at, q. v.IV. to be fond ofV. To make a mere show of (habitually)1. sĭmŭlo, 12. affecto, 13. dissĭmŭlo, 1 (this verb denotes that something which really exists is feigned to be non-existent, and therefore can represent "affect" only when that verb is followed by a negative sentence) • affect: I. To act upon, influence: 1. affĭcĭo, fēci, fectum, 3: the limbs are a.'d with pain, membra dolore afficiuntur, Lucr.: to be a.'d with pains in the feet, doloribus pedum affici, Cic.: the whole lung is a.'d, pulmo totus afficitur, Cels. Fig.: I was variously a.'d by your letter, varie sum affectus tuis literis, Cic.: let us be a.'d ourselves before we try to a. others, afficiamur antequam af. conemur, Quint.: he was not equally a.'d even at his death, ne mortuo quidem perinde affectus est, Suet. Note.--The verb is not used absolutely by Cic., as in the example from Quint., but always has some qualifying word; as dolore, admiratione, etc. 2. mŏveo, mōvi, mōtum, 2 (esp. of affecting the feelings): the speech of the consul had a.'d the commonalty, moverat plebem oratio consulis, Liv.: to a. the feelings of judges, animos judicum m., Quint. 3. commŏvĕo, 2 (stronger than the simple verb): to be a.'d by brotherly love, amore fraterno commoveri, Caes.: the judge was a.'d by the orator, commotus est ab oratore judex, Quint. 4. attingo, tĭgi, tactum, 3 (not used of working on the feelings): another cause too delights me, which does not a. you, me alia quoque causa delectat quae te non a., Cic.: desire has a.'d us, desiderium nos attigit, Lucr. 5. pello, pĕpŭli, pulsum, 3: the beauty of no female prisoner had a.'d him when a young man, juvenem nullius forma pepulerat captivae, Liv. II. To concern, q. v. III. To aspire to, to aim at, q. v. IV. to be fond of: v. fond, to love. V. To make a mere show of (habitually): 1. sĭmŭlo, 1: now I will put to the test what you really love, what you merely a., nunc ego te experiar quid ames, quid simules, Pl.: Cicero instructed the ambassadors to a. a vehement zeal for the conspiracy, Cicero legatis praecepit studium conjurationis vehementer simulent, Sall.: my love is not a.'d, meus non simulatur amor, Ov.: v. to feign, pretend. 2. affecto, 1: to a. an imitation of antiquity, imitationem antiquitatis af., Quint.: to a. a fondness for poetry, studium carminum af., Tac. 3. dissĭmŭlo, 1 (this verb denotes that something which really exists is feigned to be non-existent, and therefore can represent "affect" only when that verb is followed by a negative sentence): I a.'d to be paying no attention to their conversation, dissimulabam me harum sermoni operam dare, Pl.: Cic.