AFFECT is validvalid

to give a false appearance of [v AFFECTED, AFFECTING, AFFECTS] : AFFECTABILITY [n], AFFECTABLE [adj], AFFECTATION [n], AFFECTEDLY [adv], AFFECTER [n], AFFECTINGLY [adv]

15,097 of 196,601 in NWL2023·also valid in CSW24

to act upon [v -ED, -ING, -S]