"reaffect" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reaffects [present, singular, third-person], reaffecting [participle, present], reaffected [participle, past], reaffected [past]
Etymology: From re- + affect. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|affect}} re- + affect Head templates: {{en-verb}} reaffect (third-person singular simple present reaffects, present participle reaffecting, simple past and past participle reaffected)
  1. To affect again.

Inflected forms

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