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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 |