effect

  • 41effect — 1. noun /ɪˈfɛkt/ a) The result or outcome of a cause. See usage notes below. The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape. b) An illusion produced by technical means (as in special effect ) The effect of flying was most convincing …

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  • 42effect — Synonyms and related words: Z, abide by, accomplish, achieve, actualize, actually, adhere to, administer, affective meaning, aftereffect, aftermath, aim, ambition, amperage, angle, animus, apodosis, armipotence, artifact, ascendancy, aspect,… …

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  • 43effect — [14] Etymologically, an effect is that which is ‘accomplished’ or ‘done’. The word comes (probably via Old French effect) from effectus, the past participle of Latin efficere ‘perform, accomplish, complete’, or literally ‘work out’. This was a… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44effect — n 1. consequence, result, outcome, conclusion, issue, end, upshot, event, sequel; aftermath, outgrowth, afterclap, turnout, aftereffect, fallout, backwash, wake; side effect, by product, offshoot; repercussion, reaction, feedback. 2. efficacy,… …

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  • 45effect — To do; to produce; to make; to bring to pass; to execute; enforce; accomplish n. That which is produced by an agent or cause; result; outcome; consequence. State by Clark v. Wolkoff, 250 Minn. 504, 85 N.W.2d 401, 410. The result which an… …

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  • 46effect — To do; to produce; to make; to bring to pass; to execute; enforce; accomplish n. That which is produced by an agent or cause; result; outcome; consequence. State by Clark v. Wolkoff, 250 Minn. 504, 85 N.W.2d 401, 410. The result which an… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 47effect — [14] Etymologically, an effect is that which is ‘accomplished’ or ‘done’. The word comes (probably via Old French effect) from effectus, the past participle of Latin efficere ‘perform, accomplish, complete’, or literally ‘work out’. This was a… …

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  • 48effect —  , affect  As a verb, effect means to accomplish ( The prisoners effected an escape ); affect means to influence ( Smoking may affect your health ) or to adopt a pose or manner ( He affected ignorance ). As a noun, the word needed is almost always …

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  • 49effect — mass effect orange peel effect …

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  • 50effect — 1. noun 1) the effect of these changes Syn: result, consequence, upshot, outcome, repercussions, end result, aftermath 2) the effect of the drug Syn: impact, action, effectiveness …

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