past tense of affect; influenced or made a change to something
from Latin affectus 'influenced, acted upon'
Everything influences everything else
Historically feminized as emotional or theatrical (especially via 'affected manner' = coded feminine affectation). Carries implicit judgment when applied to gendered expression.
Use to describe actual impact or consequence without qualitative judgment about emotional authenticity or performance.
["impacted","influenced","changed"]
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