Lewis & Short

affector (adf-), ātus, 1, verb. dep. [adficio].

    1. * 1. To strive eagerly after something: adfectatus est regnum, Varr. ap. Diom. p. 377 P.
    2. 2. In later Lat., to have an inclination for, to become attached to: ad mulierem, App. Herb. 15.