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afectar.

to feign, pretend

7 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[ə.fəkˈta]Balearic, Central, Northern[a.fekˈtaɾ]Valencia[a.fekˈta]Northwestern

  1. to feign, pretend

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · transitive
    afectar interès

  2. to play dumb

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia

  3. to affect

    Balearic · Central · Northern · Northwestern · Valencia · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin affectāre. See also the doublet afaitar.

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