unaffect

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unaffect

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From un- + affect, perhaps a back-formation from unaffected.

verb unaffects · unaffecting · unaffected

  1. nonstandard, rare, transitive To not affect. 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.

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@misc{unaffect_2026,
  title = {unaffect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unaffect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}