affector

ātus, 1
I. verb. dep. [adficio]. *
1. To strive eagerly after something: adfectatus est regnum, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 377 P.—
2. In later Lat., to have an inclination for, to become attached to: ad mulierem, App. Herb. 15.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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