affector

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

affector (adf-), ātus, 1, 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.