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- pronunciation:
- ih
fekt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- in effect, take effect
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something produced or brought on by something else.
The effects of not sleeping are fatigue and inattention.The wine was beginning to have an effect on her.- synonyms:
- consequence, result
- antonyms:
- cause
- similar words:
- aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, by-product, conclusion, fallout, impact, issue, outcome, outgrowth, reaction, repercussion, upshot
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| definition 2: |
ability to bring about a change or result.
The aspirin had no effect.- synonyms:
- impact, influence
- similar words:
- action, efficacy, force, potency, power, strength, weight
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| definition 3: |
the state of being operative.
The new law goes into effect tomorrow.- synonyms:
- operation
- similar words:
- action, execution, force
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| definition 4: |
an impression or feeling.
The effect created by the sunrise was one of tranquility.The peach-colored walls gave the room a warm effect.- synonyms:
- impression
- similar words:
- feeling, impact, sensation
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| definition 5: |
main meaning.
He wrote an editorial to that effect.- synonyms:
- end, object, purpose
- similar words:
- drift, gist, import, intent, intention, meaning, purport, significance, tenor
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| definition 6: |
(pl.) movable property, esp. that which is left behind by someone.
The soldier's personal effects were sent back to his wife.The police found the suspect's room to be nearly empty of any personal effects. |
| definition 7: |
(pl.) sounds or visual images that are used to produce an effect on a listener or spectator, especially those used in film, television, sound recording, and the like to create visual or auditory illusions or elicit a heightened experience.
The sound effects made that scene with the space ship really believable. |
| related words: |
causation, end, influence, mood |
adjective + (n.)effect
adverse,
atmospheric,
behavioral,
beneficial,
calming,
chilling,
combined,
corrosive,
cumulative,
damaging,
debilitating,
deleterious,
desired,
detrimental,
devastating,
differential,
direct,
disastrous,
dramatic,
ecological,
far-reaching,
harmful,
ill,
immediate,
indirect,
intended,
interactive,
lasting,
lingering,
long-term,
main,
mild,
minimal,
moderating,
negative,
negligible,
net,
noticeable,
opposite,
overall,
physiological,
positive,
potential,
profound,
protective,
psychological,
residual,
salutary,
short-term,
significant,
special,
substantial,
subtle,
therapeutic,
toxic,
undesirable,
unintended,
visual
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verb + (n.)effect
achieve, assess, counter, counteract, diminish, evaluate, examine, exert, have, investigate, mediate, minimize, mitigate, moderate, offset, produce, study, yield
noun + (n.)effect
cause, deterrent, domino, greenhouse, halo, interaction, lighting, magnitude, multiplier, placebo, quantum, ripple, side
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| phrase: |
in effect, take effect |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
effects, effecting, effected |
| definition: |
to bring into being or operation; cause to happen.
As a politician, she worked to effect change.- synonyms:
- cause, effectuate, make, realize
- similar words:
- accomplish, achieve, bring, create, do, execute, fulfill, give rise to, perform, procure, produce, work
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| related words: |
account, attain, cause, contrive, determine, discharge, engender, manage, materialize, perpetrate, procreate, provoke, realize, win |
adverb + (v.)effect
adversely
(v.)effect
+ adverb
abroad
(v.)effect
+ noun
arrest, change, cure, improvement, object, outcome, reconciliation, reform, rescue, transfer, transformation, transition
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effect or affect?
Affect means to have an influence on something. Effect, in the most common way we use it, is the result of some influence. Affect is a verb, and effect in this sense is a noun. Compare: - That experience affected me very much.
- That experience had a strong effect on me.
The word effect
contains the following parts:
ef-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix ef-
is an assimilated form of the prefix ex-, used before roots beginning with f, such as "fac" and "fus." See ex-.
Example words:
fac, fic, fec, fact, fect
Latin
root
that means make, do
More about this word part:
This root is also the origin of the suffixes "-fy, -ify, -efy" and "-ification, -efaction".
Example words:
affect, affection, artifice, artificial, benefactor, beneficent, beneficial, benefit, confect, deficient, disaffect, discomfit, effect, efficient, fact, factory, fiction, fictitious, infect, malefactor, manufacture, orifice, proficient, sacrifice, satisfaction, satisfactory, significant, sufficient
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