affect vs bull

affect and bull both are nouns.

affect and bull both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affect	Yes	No	Yes	No
bull	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bull is a hyponym of affect; that is, bull is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affect:

affect: make believe with the intent to deceive
bull: speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

Other hyponyms of affect include play possum, take a dive, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat, mouth.

affect (noun)	bull (noun)
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion	a serious and ludicrous blunder
	uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
	mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle
	Obscene word for unacceptable behavior
	a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
	the center of a target
	uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
	an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
	a large and strong and heavyset man

affect (verb)	bull (verb)
act physically on; have an effect upon	advance in price
have an effect upon	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
make believe with the intent to deceive	try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon	push or force
connect closely and often incriminatingly

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