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register vs affect

affect vs register

register and affect both are nouns.

register and affect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
register Yes No Yes No
affect Yes No Yes No
As verbs, affect is a hypernym of register; that is, affect is a word with a broader meaning than register:
  • register: enter into someone's consciousness
  • affect: act physically on; have an effect upon
register (noun) affect (noun)
a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
an official written record of names or events or transactions
a book in which names and transactions are listed
register (verb) affect (verb)
enter into someone's consciousness act physically on; have an effect upon
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments have an effect upon
record in a public office or in a court of law make believe with the intent to deceive
send by registered mail have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
manipulate the registers of an organ connect closely and often incriminatingly
be aware of
show in one's face
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
enroll to vote
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
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