affect vb.1 (2 by far the commonest sense; 4 only once)
1.
to aim at,
aspire to Wint. IV. iii. [iv.] 433, 2H6 IV. vii.
103,
Cor. III. iii. 1
“affects Tyrannical
power,”
IV. vi. 32.
2.
to be fond of, love
Tw.N. II. v. 28, Lr. I. i. 1.
3.
to be inclined
Ant. I. iii. 71
“making peace or war As
thou affect'st.”
4.
to assume the
character of, imitate
John I. i. 86
“The accent of his
tongue affecteth him.”
