effect
Cross references:
1. perform
1. ef.fect \i-'fekt\ n [ME, fr. MF & L; MF, fr. L effectus, fr. effectus,
pp. of effice]re to bring about, fr. ex- + facere to make, do 1: something
produced by an agent or cause : RESULT 2a: PURPORT, INTENT 2b: basic
meaning : ESSENCE 3: an outward sign : APPEARANCE 4: ACCOMPLISHMENT,
FULFILLMENT 5: REALITY, FACT 6: power to bring about a result : INFLUENCE
pl 7: movable property : GOODS 8a: a distinctive impression 8b: the
creation of a desired impression 9: the quality or state of being
operative : OPERATION , OUTCOME mean a condition or occurrence traceable to
a cause. EFFECT may be chosen to designate only those factors in a complex
situation that may be definitely attributed to a known and immediate cause;
CONSEQUENCE implies a looser or remoter connection with a cause and usu.
implies that the cause is no longer operating; RESULT applies often to the
last in a series of effects; an EVENT is a result that cannot be foreseen
or is at least partly determined by conditions beyond human control; an
ISSUE is often a result that provides an ending or solving of a difficulty;
an OUTCOME is the final result of complex or conflicting causes or forces
SYN syn EFFECT, CONSEQUENCE, RESULT, EVENT, ISSUE
2. effect vt 1: to bring about : ACCOMPLISH 2: PRODUCE, MAKE - ef.fect.er
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