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.
AFFECT Copy link • AFFECTv. work or have influence upon, vim habere or exercere in aliquid (vim exserere is not Latin). Work upon (move, touch) the mind, movere, commovere, permovere (generalterms): tangere (to touch, make an impression on; aliquem, alicujus animum): frangere (to raise gentle feelings in anybody, aliquem or alicujus animum): percutere (to affect violently): afficere, e.g., laetitia, voluptate, etc. Afficere can not PROP. be used absolutely for affect in this sense, but only in such combinations as, “Your letter affected me so,” litterae tuae sic me aflecerunt, ut, etc.: “they were so affected,” eorum animi ita atfecti sunt, ut, etc.: it affects me a little, modice me tangit aliquid: not at all, non laboro de re (I care nothing about it; e.g., de alicujus morte). To be violently affected, vehementius moveri. Work upon injuriously, afficere (e.g., hunger, cold, etc., affect the body): debilitare (weaken): frangere (to oppress the mind): violently, grievously, etc., conficere (almost to destroy; especially of pain of body or mind). To affect the eyes, oculorum aciem obtundere: the cold affects anybody, frigus horrore alicujus corpus aflicit: to affect his body and mind, nervos mentis et corporis frangere: the whole lung is affected, pulmo totus afficitur (Cels.). Put on the appearance of anything, simulare (pretend): ostendere: jactare: prae se ferre (to assume ostentatiously): affectare (to strive after anything too much: not till the Silver Age). To affect the philosopher in his exterior, philosophiae studium habitu corporis prae se ferre: constancy, friendship, tears, knowledge of anything, constantiam, amicitiam, lacrimas, scientiam rei simulare: another person’s gait, incessum alicujus inepte exprimere: a serious look, a solemn pace, etc., aliquis sibi vultum, incessum fingit, quo graviorvideatur. Aim at, endeavor after, affectare aliquid (to pursue an object with eagerness; e.g., imperium in Latinos, regnum, Liv.: magniticentiam verborum, Quint.): petere, appetere (aim at, long for; e.g., honores, praeturam, principatum eloquentiae, regnum): expetere (pursue one object selected from others, and therefore the more eagerly, pecuniam, divitias): aspirare ad aliquid (rare: ad alicujus pecuniam: ad laudem): captare aliquid (try to catch or obtain; plausum, voluptatem): sequi (to pursue: otium et tranquillitatem vitae, virtutem). Also persequi, sectari, consectari aliquid; studere alicui rei; concupiscere aliquid; servire, inservire alicui rei; niti, adniti ad aliquid. [Vid: STRIVE.] To be fond of. Vid: LOVE.