affect vs impress

affect and impress both are nouns.

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

As verbs, affect and impress are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of affect include move, strike.

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

affect (noun)	impress (noun)
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion	the act of coercing someone into government service

affect (verb)	impress (verb)
act physically on; have an effect upon	dye (fabric) before it is spun
have an effect upon	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
make believe with the intent to deceive	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon	take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
connect closely and often incriminatingly	reproduce by printing
	impress positively
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon