effecter

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
5. 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
6. the condition or fact of being operative or in force: the law goes into effect today
7. belongings; property: household effects

transitive verb