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| NOUN | 1 | effect, consequence, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
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| 2 | effect, impression | An outward appearance | |
| 3 | effect, force | (of a law) having legal validity | |
| 4 | effect | A symptom caused by an illness or a drug | |
| 5 | effect | An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) | |
| 6 | effect, essence, burden, core, gist | The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work | |
| VERB | 1 | effect, effectuate, bring about, set up | Produce |
| 2 | effect | Act so as to bring into existence |
| Sounds | ahfeh'kt; ihfeh'kt; iy'fehkt |
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| Rhymes | abject, affect, aftereffect, and 64 more rhymes in ehkt at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. |
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| Examples | "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise" |
| Synonyms | consequence, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot |
| Narrower | offspring, materialization, materialisation; aftereffect; aftermath, wake, backwash; bandwagon effect; brisance; butterfly effect; by-product, byproduct; change; coattails effect; Coriolis effect; dent; domino effect; harvest; impact, wallop; influence; knock-on effect; outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset; product; placebo effect; position effect; repercussion, reverberation; response; side effect, fallout; spillover |
| Broader | phenomenon |
| Verbs | effectuate; effect |
| Meaning | An outward appearance. |
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| Examples | "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" |
| Synonyms | impression |
| Narrower | figure; mark; tout ensemble |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect |
| Meaning | (of a law) having legal validity. |
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| Examples | "the law is still in effect" |
| Synonyms | force |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Broader | validity, validness |
| Meaning | A symptom caused by an illness or a drug. |
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| Examples | "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic" |
| Narrower | aftereffect; bummer; side effect |
| Broader | symptom |
| Verbs | effectuate |
| Meaning | An impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived). |
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| Examples | "he just did it for effect" |
| Narrower | sound effect; special effect |
| Broader | impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion |
| Verbs | effect |
| Meaning | The central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. |
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| Synonyms | essence, burden, core, gist |
| Broader | meaning, significance, signification, import |
| Meaning | Produce. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | effectuate, bring about, set up |
| Cause to | happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place |
| Narrower | carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil; draw, get; precipitate; induce, stimulate, rush, hasten; serve |
| Broader | cause, do, make |
| Nouns | effect; effecter |
| Meaning | Act so as to bring into existence. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "effect a change" |
| Narrower | bring to bear; carry; backdate |
| Broader | act, move |
| Nouns | effect; effecter, effector |