effect
[ ih-fekt ]
/ ɪˈfɛkt /
noun
verb (used with object)
to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish; make happen: The new machines finally effected the transition to computerized accounting last spring.
Idioms for effect
- for practical purposes; virtually: His silence was in effect a confirmation of the rumor.
- essentially; basically.
- operating or functioning; in force: The plan is now in effect.
- to go into operation; begin to function.
- to produce a result: The prescribed medicine failed to take effect.
in effect,
take effect,
Origin of effect
SYNONYMS FOR effect
1
outcome,
issue.
Effect,
consequence (
s ),
result refer to something produced by an action or a cause. An
effect is that which is produced, usually more or less immediately and directly:
The effect of morphine is to produce sleep. A
consequence, something that follows naturally or logically, as in a train of events or sequence of time, is less intimately connected with its cause than is an effect:
Punishment is the consequence of disobedience. A
result may be near or remote, and often is the sum of effects or consequences as making an end or final outcome:
The English language is the result of the fusion of many different elements.
10 achieve, realize, fulfill, perform, consummate.
usage note for effect
See
affect1.
OTHER WORDS FROM effect
Words nearby effect
efavirenz,
eff,
eff.,
effable,
efface,
effect,
effecter,
effective,
effective conjugate,
effective current,
effective dose
Definition for effect (2 of 2)
effects
[ ih-fekts ]
/ ɪˈfɛkts /
plural noun
goods; movables; personal property.
Origin of effects
plural of
effect
synonym study for effects
See
property.
Example sentences from the Web for effect
British Dictionary definitions for effect (1 of 2)
effect
/ (ɪˈfɛkt) /
noun
verb
(tr)
to cause to occur; bring about; accomplish
See also
effects
Derived forms of effect
effecter, noun effectible, adjectiveWord Origin for effect
C14: from Latin
effectus a performing, tendency, from
efficere to accomplish, from
facere to do
British Dictionary definitions for effect (2 of 2)
effects
/ (ɪˈfɛkts) /
pl n
Also called: personal effects
personal property or belongings
lighting, sounds, etc, to accompany and enhance a stage, film, or broadcast production
Medical definitions for effect
effect
[ ĭ-fĕkt′ ]
n.
v.
Other words from effect
ef•fect′i•ble adj.Idioms and Phrases with effect
effect
see in effect; into effect; take effect; to that effect.