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effected

  • past participle
    of effect.
    effect
    noun
    something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence.
  • past tense form
    of effect.
    effect
    noun
    something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence.

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It effected the way it was played too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

The deal will be effected through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under United Kingdom law, requiring a 75% majority vote from Allfunds shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

Rather than fight, Nicolls and Stuyvesant effected a merger.

From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025

The judge said: "The traffic on this occasion was barely crawling and brought to a standstill while the arrests were effected."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024

It was so much worse than if it had been a physical sickness, for which a cause might be known, medicine given, a cure effected.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey