treat vs affect

affect vs treat

treat and affect both are nouns.

treat and affect both are verbs.

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

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

treat: subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
affect: have an effect upon

Other hypernyms of treat include bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on.

treat (noun)	affect (noun)
an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight	the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
something considered choice to eat

treat (verb)	affect (verb)
provide treatment for	act physically on; have an effect upon
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition	have an effect upon
regard or consider in a specific way	make believe with the intent to deceive
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement	connect closely and often incriminatingly
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
provide with a gift or entertainment
interact in a certain way

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