touch vs affect

touch and affect both are nouns.

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

As verbs, touch and affect are synonyms defined as:

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

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

Other hypernyms of touch include impress, move, strike.

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

touch (noun)	affect (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them	the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
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

touch (verb)	affect (verb)
have an effect upon	act physically on; have an effect upon
color lightly	have an effect upon
comprehend	make believe with the intent to deceive
make a more or less disguised reference to	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
consume	connect closely and often incriminatingly
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