effect

effect: n.

efficacy

influence

1) to have, produce an effect on

2) to heighten an effect

3) to take effect (the drug took effect)

4) to feel an effect (I feel the effect of the narcotic)

5) to mar; negate, nullify; sleep off the effect (of smt.)

6) an adverse; beneficial, salutary; calculated; cumulative; deleterious, harmful; desired; dramatic; exhilarating; far-reaching; hypnotic; limited, marginal; minimal; net; practical; profound effect

7) a domino; greenhouse ('warming of the earth's surface'); halo ('overly favorable judgment based on irrelevant factors'); knock-on (BE) ('additional'); placebo; retroactive; ripple ('gradually spreading influence'); side effect

8) an effect wears off

9) to little effect

operation

10) to put into effect (to put new regulations into effect)

11) to go into, take effect (when does the new law take effect?)

12) in effect (the ordinance is still in effect)

desired impression

13) for effect (she said that purely for effect)

meaning

14) to the effect (he said smt. to the effect that he might be late; words to that effect)

reality

practice

15) in effect

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[ɪ'fekt]
. limited

beneficial

calculated

cumulative

deleterious

desired

dramatic

exhilarating

far-reaching

harmful

hypnotic

marginal

minimal

negate

net

nullify

placebo

practical

produce an effect on

profound effect

retroactive

salutary

side effect

sleep off the effect

knock-on ('additional'; BE)

ripple ('gradually spreading influence')

halo ('overly favorable judgment based on irrelevant factors')

greenhouse ('wanning of the earth's surface')

take effect (when does the new law take effect?)

['efficacy'] ['influence'] to have

['reality'] ['practice'] in effect

a domino

an adverse

an effect wears off

to go into

to heighten an effect

to little effect

to mar

to feel an effect (I feel the effect of the narcotic)

['meaning'] to the effect (he said smt. to the effect that he might be late; words to that effect)

['desired impression'] for effect (she said that purely for effect)

to take effect (the drug took effect)

in effect (the ordinance is still in effect)

['operation'] to put into effect (to put new regulations into effect)

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Synonyms:

Consequence, result, issue, event, Cause, produce, create / Force, validity, weight, power, efficiency, Accomplish, achieve, execute, perform, do, consummate, complete, realize, carry, compass, effectuate, bring about, bring to pass, carry out, work out / Purport, import, drift, tenor, meaning, general intent / Fact, reality, truth / General or total impression, ensemble

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Effect — Ef*fect , n. [L. effectus, fr. efficere, effectum, to effect; ex + facere to make: cf. F. effet, formerly also spelled effect. See {Fact}.] 1. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effect — ef·fect 1 n 1: something that is produced by an agent or cause 2 pl: personal property (1) at property: goods … Law dictionary
effect — n 1 Effect, result, consequence, upshot, aftereffect, aftermath, sequel, issue, outcome, event are comparable in signifying something, usually a condition, situation, or occurrence, ascribable to a cause or combination of causes. Effect is the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
effect — [e fekt′, ifekt′; ] often [ ēfekt′, əfekt′] n. [ME < OFr (& L) < L effectus, orig., pp. of efficere, to bring to pass, accomplish < ex , out + facere, DO1] 1. anything brought about by a cause or agent; result 2. the power or ability to… … English World dictionary
effect — que l art fait, Effectio artis. Effect et pouvoir, Effectus. Homme de peu d effect, Parum efficax homo. Tout l effect d amitié git en mesme vouloir, Vis amicitiae est in animorum consensione. Laquelle signification approcha si trespres de l… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
effect — ► NOUN 1) a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause. 2) the state of being or becoming operative. 3) the extent to which something succeeds or is operative: wind power can be used to great effect. 4) (effects) personal … English terms dictionary
Effect — Effect, Wirkung, Erfolg, wird besonders von einer erhöhten, einer überraschenden Wirkung gebraucht. In der Kunst darf der Künstler wohl den Effect anbringen, jedoch ohne die Harmonie der einzelnen Theile unter einander zu stören; er darf nicht… … Damen Conversations Lexikon
Effect — Effect, from Latin effectus performance, accomplishment can be used in various meanings: * Any result of another action or circumstance (see pragma , phenomenon, list of effects); * Cause and effect are the relata of causality; * In movies and… … Wikipedia
effect — [n1] result aftereffect, aftermath, backlash, backwash, can of worms*, causatum, chain reaction*, conclusion, consequence, corollary, denouement, development, end, end product, event, eventuality, fallout, flak*, follow through, follow up, fruit … New thesaurus
Effect — Ef*fect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effecting}.] 1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be. [1913 Webster] So great a body such exploits to effect. Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring to pass; to execute; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effect — (n.) late 14c., a result, from O.Fr. efet (13c., Mod.Fr. effet) result, execution, completion, ending, from L. effectus accomplishment, performance, from pp. stem of efficere work out, accomplish, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + facere to do… … Etymology dictionary

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