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effecter

Variant of effect

noun

  1. anything brought about by a cause or agent; result
  2. the power or ability to bring about results; efficacy: a law of little effect
  3. influence or action on something: the drug had a cathartic effect
  4. general meaning; purport: he spoke to this effect
    1. the impression produced on the mind of the observer or hearer, as by artistic design or manner of speaking, acting, etc.: to do something just for effect
    2. something, as a design, aspect of nature, etc., that produces a particular impression: striking cloud effects
    3. a scientific phenomenon: the Doppler effect
  5. the condition or fact of being operative or in force: the law goes into effect today
  6. belongings; property: household effects

transitive verb

to bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish: to effect a compromise

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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