AFFECTING

To influence or alter.

Example: "The experience affected me deeply."

To move to emotion.

Example: "He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play."

Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).

Example: "Hepatitis affects the liver."

To dispose or incline.

To tend to by affinity or disposition.

To assign; to appoint.

To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. to make a false display of.

Example: "He managed to affect a smile despite feeling quite miserable."

To aim for, to try to obtain.

To feel affection for (someone); to like, be fond of.

To show a fondness for (something); to choose.