Unaffect
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To not affect. nonstandard, rare, transitive
"Griffith contends that properly applied the dressing described should afford relief from the moment of its application, and may be worn continuously for from one to six or eight weeks, bathing seeming to unaffect the adhesive properties of the plaster after once having set."
Example
More examples"Griffith contends that properly applied the dressing described should afford relief from the moment of its application, and may be worn continuously for from one to six or eight weeks, bathing seeming to unaffect the adhesive properties of the plaster after once having set."
Etymology
From un- + affect, perhaps a back-formation from unaffected.
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