bull vs affect

bull and affect both are nouns.

bull and affect both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of bull include dissemble, feign, pretend, sham.

bull (noun)	affect (noun)
a serious and ludicrous blunder	the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
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

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

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