affect vs touch

affect and touch both are nouns.

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

As verbs, affect and touch are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of affect include bear on, bear upon, impact, touch on.

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

As verbs, touch is a hypernym of affect; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than affect:

Other hypernyms of affect include bear on, come to, concern, have to do with, pertain, refer, relate, touch on.

affect (noun)	touch (noun)
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
	the feel of mechanical action
	a distinguishing style
	the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
	deftness in handling matters
	the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
	a suggestion of some quality
	a communicative interaction
	the event of something coming in contact with the body
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a slight attack of illness

affect (verb)	touch (verb)
act physically on; have an effect upon	have an effect upon
have an effect upon	color lightly
make believe with the intent to deceive	comprehend
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon	make a more or less disguised reference to
connect closely and often incriminatingly	consume
	make physical contact with, come in contact with
	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
	tamper with
	cause to be in brief contact with
	affect emotionally
	perceive via the tactile sense
	deal with; usually used with a form of negation
	be relevant to
	to extend as far as
	be equal to in quality or ability