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reaffect

verb

Etymology

From re- + affect.

  1. derived from afficere — “to act upon, influence, affect, attack with disease”
  2. derived from affectus
  3. derived from affectāre
  4. inherited from affecten
  5. prefixed as reaffect — “re + affect”

Definitions

  1. To affect again.

    • While it is necessary to bear in mind the distinction between man's moral and intellectual nature, yet these natures constantly affect and reaffect each other.
    • A method, however, of achieving nuch the same results is to attempt to persuade the license applicant to reaffect areas adjacent to or near the site for which the applicant seeks license.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA