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81 Verderben
(unreg.)I v/t (hat verdorben)1. spoil; sich (Dat) die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes; ich habe mir den Magen verdorben I’ve got an upset stomach; jemandem etw. verderben (Urlaub etc.) spoil s.th. for s.o.; jemandem die Freude verderben spoil s.o.’s fun; jemandem die Laune oder Stimmung verderben put s.o. in a bad mood; die Preise verderben umg. (von Händlern: sie durch zu billige Waren niedrig werden lassen) force prices down; (von Verbrauchern: sie durch mangelndes Preisbewusstsein in die Höhe treiben) force prices up; daran ist nichts mehr zu verderben umg. it couldn’t be any worse; damit hat er sich alles verdorben as a result he ruined everything; es ( sich) mit jemandem verderben fall out with s.o., get into s.o.’s bad books; er will es ( sich) mit niemandem verderben he tries to please everybody2. sittlich: corrupt; Appetit, KochII v/i (ist)2. altm., geh. (zugrunde gehen) perish* * *das Verderbenruin; bane; vitiation; perdition* * *Ver|dẹr|ben [fEɐ'dɛrbn]nt -s,no pl1) (= Untergang, Unglück) undoing, ruin2) (von Material) spoiling, ruining; (von Nahrungsmittel) going off (Brit) or bad; (von Luft, Wasser) pollution* * *1) (to make or become evil or bad: He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.) corrupt2) (to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) decay3) (fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) doom4) (to spoil or damage (enjoyment, beauty etc): Her beauty was marred by a scar on her cheek.) mar5) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) ruin6) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) spoil7) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) taint8) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) taint9) ((the cause of) ruin or disaster: Gambling was his undoing.) undoing* * *Ver·der·ben<-s>[fɛɐ̯ˈdɛrbn̩]nt kein pl (geh) doomjds \Verderben sein to be sb's undoing [or ruin]in sein \Verderben rennen to be heading for the rocksjdn ins \Verderben stürzen to bring ruin upon sb* * *das; Verderbens undoing; ruinin sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin
* * *Drogen etc(offenen Auges) in sein Verderben rennen head straight for disaster;jemanden ins Verderben stürzen bring disaster on sb;* * *das; Verderbens undoing; ruinin sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin
* * *n.bane n.perdition n.ruin n.vitiation n. -
82 verderben
(unreg.)I v/t (hat verdorben)1. spoil; sich (Dat) die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes; ich habe mir den Magen verdorben I’ve got an upset stomach; jemandem etw. verderben (Urlaub etc.) spoil s.th. for s.o.; jemandem die Freude verderben spoil s.o.’s fun; jemandem die Laune oder Stimmung verderben put s.o. in a bad mood; die Preise verderben umg. (von Händlern: sie durch zu billige Waren niedrig werden lassen) force prices down; (von Verbrauchern: sie durch mangelndes Preisbewusstsein in die Höhe treiben) force prices up; daran ist nichts mehr zu verderben umg. it couldn’t be any worse; damit hat er sich alles verdorben as a result he ruined everything; es ( sich) mit jemandem verderben fall out with s.o., get into s.o.’s bad books; er will es ( sich) mit niemandem verderben he tries to please everybody2. sittlich: corrupt; Appetit, KochII v/i (ist)2. altm., geh. (zugrunde gehen) perish* * *das Verderbenruin; bane; vitiation; perdition* * *Ver|dẹr|ben [fEɐ'dɛrbn]nt -s,no pl1) (= Untergang, Unglück) undoing, ruin2) (von Material) spoiling, ruining; (von Nahrungsmittel) going off (Brit) or bad; (von Luft, Wasser) pollution* * *1) (to make or become evil or bad: He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends.) corrupt2) (to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) decay3) (fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one): The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.) doom4) (to spoil or damage (enjoyment, beauty etc): Her beauty was marred by a scar on her cheek.) mar5) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) ruin6) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) spoil7) (to spoil (something) by touching it or bringing it into contact with something bad or rotten: The meat has been tainted.) taint8) (to affect (someone or something) with something evil or immoral; to corrupt: He has been tainted by his contact with criminals.) taint9) ((the cause of) ruin or disaster: Gambling was his undoing.) undoing* * *Ver·der·ben<-s>[fɛɐ̯ˈdɛrbn̩]nt kein pl (geh) doomjds \Verderben sein to be sb's undoing [or ruin]in sein \Verderben rennen to be heading for the rocksjdn ins \Verderben stürzen to bring ruin upon sb* * *das; Verderbens undoing; ruinin sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin
* * *verderben (irr)A. v/t (hat verdorben)1. spoil;sich (dat)die Augen verderben ruin one’s eyes;ich habe mir den Magen verdorben I’ve got an upset stomach;jemandem etwas verderben (Urlaub etc) spoil sth for sb;jemandem die Freude verderben spoil sb’s fun;Stimmung verderben put sb in a bad mood;die Preise verderben umg (von Händlern: sie durch zu billige Waren niedrig werden) force prices down; (von Verbrauchern: sie durch mangelndes Preisbewusstsein in die Höhe treiben) force prices up;daran ist nichts mehr zu verderben umg it couldn’t be any worse;damit hat er sich alles verdorben as a result he ruined everything;es (sich) mit jemandem verderben fall out with sb, get into sb’s bad books;er will es (sich) mit niemandem verderben he tries to please everybodyB. v/i (ist)2. obs, geh (zugrunde gehen) perish* * *das; Verderbens undoing; ruinin sein od. ins Verderben rennen — rush headlong towards ruin
* * *n.bane n.perdition n.ruin n.vitiation n. -
83 verwirren
I v/t* * *(aus der Fassung bringen) to baffle; to perplex; to disconcert; to confuse; to bewilder; to bemuse; to unsettle; to discombobulate;(in Unordnung bringen) to embroil; to confound; to tangle; to disarrange* * *ver|wịr|ren [fɛɐ'vɪrən] ptp verwi\#rrt1. vt2) (= durcheinanderbringen) to confuse; (= konfus machen) to bewilder; Sinne, Verstand to confuse, to (be)fuddle2. vr(Fäden etc) to become tangled (up) or snarled up; (Haare) to become tousled or dishevelled; (fig) to become confused* * *1) (to make puzzled: He completely confused me by his questions.) confuse2) (to puzzle (a person): I was baffled by her attitude towards her husband.) baffle3) (to confuse completely: The motorist was completely bamboozled by the road-signs.) bamboozle4) (to amaze or puzzle: She was bewildered when her husband suddenly left her; bewildered by the instructions.) bewilder5) (to affect the ability of making correct judgements: She was dazzled by his charm.) dazzle6) discomfit7) (to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) mystify8) (to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) perplex9) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) puzzle10) (to make or become tangled: Don't tangle my wool when I'm knitting.) tangle11) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) throw* * *ver·wir·ren *vt* * *1. 2.transitives (auch intransitives) Verb confuse; bewilder3.reflexives Verb <thread etc.> become entangled; < hair> become tousled or ruffled; <person, mind> become confused* * *A. v/t* * *1. 2.transitives (auch intransitives) Verb confuse; bewilder3.reflexives Verb <thread etc.> become entangled; < hair> become tousled or ruffled; <person, mind> become confused* * *v.to bemuse v.to bewilder v.to confuse v.to derange v.to disarrange v.to discombobulate v.to disconcert v.to dishevel v.to disorient v.to distract v.to embarrass v.to fluster v.to fuddle v.to involve v.to muddle v.to perplex v.to tangle up v.to unsettle v. -
84 verwittern
v/i1. weather; (zerfallen) disintegrate2. Jägerspr. mask the scent of an object or place* * *to wear away; to weather; to wear smooth* * *ver|wịt|tern ptp verwi\#ttertvi aux seinto weather* * *(to affect or be affected by exposure to the air, resulting in drying, change of colour, shape etc: The wind and sea have weathered the rocks quite smooth.) weather* * *ver·wit·tern *vi Hilfsverb: sein to weather* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein weather* * *verwittern v/i1. weather; (zerfallen) disintegrate* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein weather* * *v.to weather v. -
85 vorgeben
v/t (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)1. umg. (nach vorn geben) pass s.th. to the front; jemandem etw. vorgeben pass s.th. (on) to s.o.3. (festlegen, verbindlich machen) set; man hat uns die Bearbeitungsrichtlinien vorgegeben the processing guidelines have been laid down for us4. SPORT give; jemandem 50 Meter / 20 Punkte vorgeben give s.o. 50 met|res (Am. -ers) / 20 points start* * *to assume; to pretend; to affect; to purport* * *vor|ge|benvt sep1) (= vortäuschen) to pretend; (= fälschlich beteuern) to professsie gab Zeitmangel vor, um... — she pretended to be pressed for time in order to...
3) (inf = nach vorn geben) to pass forward* * *1) (to pretend (that): The children made believe they were animals.) make believe2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) make out3) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) pretend* * *vor|ge·benI. vt▪ etw \vorgeben to use sth as an excuse [or a pretext▪ etw [zu jdm] \vorgeben to pass sth forward [to sb]3. (festlegen)▪ [jdm] etw \vorgeben to set sth in advance [for sb]II. vi▪ \vorgeben [, dass...] to pretend [that...]* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (vortäuschen) pretend2) (Sport)jemandem eine Runde/50 m/15 Punkte vorgeben — give somebody a lap [start]/[a start of] 50 m/[a lead of] 15 points
3) (im Voraus festlegen) set in advance* * *vorgeben v/t (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)1. umg (nach vorn geben) pass sth to the front;jemandem etwas vorgeben pass sth (on) to sb2. (behaupten) allege, claim;vorgeben, reich zu sein etc pretend to be rich etc3. (festlegen, verbindlich machen) set;man hat uns die Bearbeitungsrichtlinien vorgegeben the processing guidelines have been laid down for us4. SPORT give;jemandem 50 Meter/20 Punkte vorgeben give sb 50 metres (US -ers)/20 points start* * *unregelmäßiges transitives Verb1) (vortäuschen) pretend2) (Sport)jemandem eine Runde/50 m/15 Punkte vorgeben — give somebody a lap [start]/[a start of] 50 m/[a lead of] 15 points
3) (im Voraus festlegen) set in advance* * *v.to pretend v. -
86 Wettbewerbsbedingungen
Pl. rules of the competition* * *Wẹtt|be|werbs|be|din|gun|genplterms pl of a/the competition* * *Wett·be·werbs·be·din·gun·genpl HANDEL terms of competition, competitive conditionsextreme \Wettbewerbsbedingungen highly competitive conditions\Wettbewerbsbedingungen beeinträchtigen to adversely affect the conditions of competition\Wettbewerbsbedingungen verfälschen to distort [the conditions of] competition* * *Wettbewerbsbedingungen pl rules of the competition -
87 Wirken
I v/i1. (Wirkung ausüben) have an effect ( auf + Akk on), be effective, work; anfangen: take effect; wirken auf (+ Akk) negativ: affect; wirken gegen Arznei: be effective against; anregend wirken Kaffee etc.: act as a stimulant; berauschend wirken Alkohol etc.: have an intoxicating effect; die Tabletten wirken schnell the tablets act fast; die Arznei beginnt zu wirken the medicine is beginning to take effect ( oder kick in umg.); etw. auf sich wirken lassen take s.th. in; genießerisch: soak s.th. up; das hat gewirkt! that did the trick; (hat gesessen) that hit home; dieser Raum wirkt bedrückend this room has a depressing effect; das Buch hat ( auf mich) stark gewirkt the book made a strong impression (on me)2. positiv: (zur Geltung kommen) look good; (jemandem zusagen) appeal to; die Statue wirkt erst aus einiger Entfernung the statue only has (full) effect when looked at from some distance3. (erscheinen) seem; (aussehen) look; (sich anhören) sound; er wirkt schüchtern he gives the impression of being rather shy; überzeugend wirken be convincing; auf mich wirkt sie traurig she seems sad to me4. (tätig sein, arbeiten) work (an + Dat at; bei with, for), be active ( für for); wirken gegen act ( oder fight) against, oppose; dahin wirken, dass... make every effort to ensure that..., see to it that...; allmählich: work toward(s) (+ Ger.) als Lehrer wirken be a teacher, teach; als Missionar etc. wirken auch be active as a missionary etc. ( oder in missionary work etc.)II v/t* * *das Wirkenworking* * *Wịr|kennt -s, no plwork* * *(to begin to work; to come into force: When will the drug take effect?) take effect* * *Wir·ken<-s>[ˈvɪrkn̩]das \Wirken des Teufels sein to be the work of the devil* * *1.intransitives Verb2) (erscheinen) seem; appear3) (beeindrucken) < person> make an impression (auf + Akk. on); <picture, design, etc.> be effective4) (tätig sein) work2.* * *sein Wirken im Bereich (+gen) auch his contributions to* * *1.intransitives Verb2) (erscheinen) seem; appear3) (beeindrucken) < person> make an impression (auf + Akk. on); <picture, design, etc.> be effective4) (tätig sein) work2.* * *v.to act v.to operate v.to take effect expr.to weave v.(§ p.,p.p.: wove, woven)or: weaved•) -
88 wüten
v/i rage (auch Feuer, Seuche, Sturm etc.) ( gegen at, against); Menschenmenge: riot; (Zerstörung anrichten) create havoc* * *to rage* * *wü|ten ['vyːtn]vi (lit, fig)(= toben) to rage; (= zerstörerisch hausen) to cause havoc; (verbal) to storm (gegen at); (Menge) to riot* * *das1) (violence; great force: the rage of the sea.) rage2) (to act or shout in great anger: He raged at his secretary.) rage3) ((of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force: The storm raged all night.) rage4) ((of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence: The battle raged for two whole days.) rage5) ((of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people: Fever was raging through the town.) rage6) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) storm* * *wü·ten[ˈvy:tn̩]vi to rage; Sturm to cause havocder Sturm hat hier ganz schön gewütet the storm has caused havoc heregegen die Obrigkeit \wüten to riot against authority* * ** * ** * * -
89 Zusammenhang
m (Verbindung) connection; innerer: coherence, cohesion; äußerer: context; einer Abfolge: continuity; von Ideen: association; es besteht ein Zusammenhang zwischen den Ereignissen the events are connected; miteinander in Zusammenhang bringen establish a connection ( oder link) between; im Zusammenhang stehen mit be connected with; nicht im Zusammenhang stehen mit have no connection with, have nothing to do with; in diesem Zusammenhang in this connection; Worte aus ihrem Zusammenhang reißen take words out of their context; die Dinge im Zusammenhang sehen see things in context; die größeren Zusammenhänge the general perspective; weitS. the overall scheme (of events oder things), the big picture; der Brief etc. hat keinen Zusammenhang the letter etc. is disjointed ( oder doesn’t hang together properly)* * *der Zusammenhang(Textzusammenhang) context;(Verbindung) connection;(Wechselbeziehung) interrelation; correlation;(Zusammengehörigkeit) coherence; coherency* * *Zu|sạm|men|hangm(= Beziehung) connection ( von, zwischen +dat between); (= Wechselbeziehung) correlation ( von, zwischen +dat between); (= Verflechtung) interrelation ( von, zwischen +dat between); (von Geschichte) coherence; (im Text) contextjdn/etw mit jdm/etw in Zusammenhang bringen — to connect sb/sth with sb/sth
ich habe seinen Namen im Zusammenhang mit dieser Sache gehört — I've heard his name mentioned in connection with this
in diesem Zusammenhang — in this context, in connection with this
* * *der1) coherence2) (the parts directly before or after a word or phrase (written or spoken) which affect its meaning: This statement, taken out of its context, gives a wrong impression of the speaker's opinions.) context* * *Zu·sam·men·hang<-[e]s, -hänge>gibt es zwischen den Wohnungseinbrüchen irgendeinen \Zusammenhang? are the burglaries in any way connected?sein Name wurde im \Zusammenhang mit der Verschwörung genannt his name was mentioned in connection with the conspiracy [or linked]ein ursächlicher \Zusammenhang a causal relationship formkeinen \Zusammenhang sehen to see no [or not see any] connectionjdn/etw mit etw dat in \Zusammenhang bringen to connect sb/sth with sth, to establish a connection between sth and sth formetw aus dem \Zusammenhang reißen to take sth out of [its] [or form divorce sth from its] contextim [o in] \Zusammenhang mit etw dat in connection with sth* * *in [keinem] Zusammenhang mit etwas stehen — be [in no way] connected with something
etwas mit etwas in Zusammenhang bringen — connect something with something; make a connection between something and something
im Zusammenhang mit... — in connection with...
etwas aus dem Zusammenhang lösen/reißen — take something out of [its] context
* * *Zusammenhang m (Verbindung) connection; innerer: coherence, cohesion; äußerer: context; einer Abfolge: continuity; von Ideen: association;es besteht ein Zusammenhang zwischen den Ereignissen the events are connected;miteinander in Zusammenhang bringen establish a connection ( oder link) between;im Zusammenhang stehen mit be connected with;nicht im Zusammenhang stehen mit have no connection with, have nothing to do with;in diesem Zusammenhang in this connection;Worte aus ihrem Zusammenhang reißen take words out of their context;die Dinge im Zusammenhang sehen see things in context;die größeren Zusammenhänge the general perspective; weitS. the overall scheme (of events oder things), the big picture;der Brief etc* * *in [keinem] Zusammenhang mit etwas stehen — be [in no way] connected with something
etwas mit etwas in Zusammenhang bringen — connect something with something; make a connection between something and something
im Zusammenhang mit... — in connection with...
etwas aus dem Zusammenhang lösen/reißen — take something out of [its] context
* * *m.coherence n.connection n.context n.contiguity n. -
90 zusetzen
(trennb., hat -ge-)I v/t2. (Geld) (verlieren) lose; (aufwenden) lay out, shell out umg.; nichts mehr zuzusetzen haben umg. have used up all one’s reserves, have run out of steam1. (bedrängen) press s.o. (hard), urge s.o. (zu + Inf. to + Inf.); mit Fragen, Bitten: pester s.o. (with), badger s.o., keep on at s.o.; bei Verhör: grill s.o.; dem Gegner, Feind: keep up the pressure on s.o.; sie hat mir so lange zugesetzt, bis ich nachgegeben habe she kept on at me so long that I eventually gave in2. weitS., Mücken etc.: plague; Hitze, Strapazen, Leid: take it out of s.o., get to s.o. umg.; (schwer treffen) hit s.o. hard, be a heavy blow to s.o.* * *(hinzufügen) to add* * *zu|set|zen sep1. vt(= hinzufügen) to add; (inf = verlieren) Geld to shell out (inf), to pay outer setzt immer (Geld) zu (inf) — he's always having to shell out (inf) or pay out
2. vi* * *(to annoy; to distract: Don't worry me just now - I'm busy!) worry* * *zu|set·zenI. vt1. (zufügen)2. (verlieren)Geld \zusetzen to make a loss3.▶ jd hat nichts zuzusetzen sb has nothing in reserveII. vi▪ jdm \zusetzen* * *1.transitives Verb1)2) (zuzahlen) pay out2.intransitives Verb (ugs.)jemandem zusetzen — (jemanden angreifen) go for somebody; (jemanden bedrängen) pester or badger somebody; <mosquitoes etc.> plague somebody; <illness, heat> take a lot out of somebody
einer Sache (Dat.) zusetzen — (etwas beschädigen) damage something
* * *zusetzen (trennb, hat -ge-)A. v/tnichts mehr zuzusetzen haben umg have used up all one’s reserves, have run out of steamB. v/i:1. (bedrängen) press sb (hard), urge sb (zu +inf to +inf); mit Fragen, Bitten: pester sb (with), badger sb, keep on at sb; bei Verhör: grill sb; dem Gegner, Feind: keep up the pressure on sb;sie hat mir so lange zugesetzt, bis ich nachgegeben habe she kept on at me so long that I eventually gave in2. weitS., Mücken etc: plague; Hitze, Strapazen, Leid: take it out of sb, get to sb umg; (schwer treffen) hit sb hard, be a heavy blow to sb* * *1.transitives Verb1)2) (zuzahlen) pay out2.intransitives Verb (ugs.)jemandem zusetzen — (jemanden angreifen) go for somebody; (jemanden bedrängen) pester or badger somebody; <mosquitoes etc.> plague somebody; <illness, heat> take a lot out of somebody
einer Sache (Dat.) zusetzen — (etwas beschädigen) damage something
* * *v.to afflict v. -
91 Einfluß
der1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) influence2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) influence3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) pull* * *Ein·flussRR<-es, Einflüsse>Ein·flußALT<-sses, Einflüsse>m1. (Einwirkung)▪ jds \Einfluß [auf jdn] sb's influence [on sb]auf etw/jdn \Einfluß haben to have an influence on sth/sb\Einfluß auf etw/jdn ausüben to exert an influence on sth/sbunter jds \Einfluß geraten to fall under sb's influenceunter dem \Einfluß von jdm/etw stehen to be under sb's influence [or the influence of sb/sth]unter dem \Einfluß von jdm/etw under the influence of sb/sthseinen \Einfluß geltend machen to use one's influence [or pull] [or sway][...] \Einfluß besitzen [o haben] to have [...] influence [or pull] [or sway] -
92 beide Seiten berücksichtigen
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) cut both ways -
93 geraten in
to incur* * *1) (to begin to be in a particular state or behave in a particular way: He got into a temper.) get into2) (to affect strangely: I don't know what has got into him) get into* * *v.to incur v. -
94 jemanded hinreißen
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) sweep (someone) off his feet -
95 neigen zu
to tend to* * *1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) be inclined to2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) be inclined to3) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) tend* * *v.to affect v. -
96 sich auswirken auf
(to act or have an effect on: Rain affects the grass; His kidneys have been affected by the disease.) affect -
97 wirken auf
(to have an effect on: Certain acids act on metal.) act on* * *v.to affect v. -
98 zur Schau tragen
(to show or display in an obvious way: She paraded her new clothes in front of her friends.) parade* * *ausdr.to affect v. -
99 angreifen
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100 beeinflussen
vt <tech.allg> (unzulässig; z.B. Geräte, Messungen) ■ manipulate vt
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affect — affect1 [ə fekt′; ] for n. [ 2, af′ekt΄] vt. [ME affecten < L affectare, to strive after < affectus, pp. of afficere, to influence, attack < ad , to + facere, DO1] 1. to have an effect on; influence; produce a change in [bright light… … English World dictionary
Affect — Af*fect ([a^]f*f[e^]kt ), n. [L. affectus.] 1. Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Psychotherapy) The emotional complex associated with an idea or mental state. In hysteria, the affect is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affect — affect, affective, affectivity An affect is an emotion. In sociology the use of the term generally implies that an action is being or has been carried out for emotional gratification. For example, in their discussion of Class Awareness in the… … Dictionary of sociology
Affect — (v. lat.), schnell entstehende, lebhafte, ein bemerkliches Streben durch Aufhebung des Gleichgewichts im Gemüth hervorbringende, auf die Functionen des Geistes u. Körpers sichtbaren Einfluß habende Gemüthsbewegung. A. entsteht, wenn eine… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
