effects

[ ih-fekts ]
/ ɪˈfɛkts /
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plural noun

goods; movables; personal property.

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Origin of effects

plural of effect

synonym study for effects

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Definition for effects (2 of 2)

effect
[ ih-fekt ]
/ ɪˈfɛkt /

noun

verb (used with object)

to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish; make happen: The new machines finally effected the transition to computerized accounting last spring.

Origin of effect

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin effectus the carrying out (of a task, etc.), hence, that which is achieved, outcome, equivalent to effec- (variant stem of efficere to make, carry out; ef- ef- + -ficere, combining form of facere to do1) + -tus suffix of v. action

SYNONYMS FOR effect

1 outcome, issue. Effect, consequence ( s ), result refer to something produced by an action or a cause. An effect is that which is produced, usually more or less immediately and directly: The effect of morphine is to produce sleep. A consequence, something that follows naturally or logically, as in a train of events or sequence of time, is less intimately connected with its cause than is an effect: Punishment is the consequence of disobedience. A result may be near or remote, and often is the sum of effects or consequences as making an end or final outcome: The English language is the result of the fusion of many different elements.
10 achieve, realize, fulfill, perform, consummate.
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usage note for effect

See affect1.

OTHER WORDS FROM effect

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH effect

affect effect (see usage note at affect1)
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Words related to effects

goods, paraphernalia, things, stuff, property, trappings

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British Dictionary definitions for effects (1 of 2)

effects
/ (ɪˈfɛkts) /

pl n

Also called: personal effects personal property or belongings
lighting, sounds, etc, to accompany and enhance a stage, film, or broadcast production

British Dictionary definitions for effects (2 of 2)

effect
/ (ɪˈfɛkt) /

noun

verb

(tr) to cause to occur; bring about; accomplish
See also effects

Derived forms of effect

effecter, nouneffectible, adjective

Word Origin for effect

C14: from Latin effectus a performing, tendency, from efficere to accomplish, from facere to do
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Medical definitions for effects

effect
[ ĭ-fĕkt′ ]

n.

v.

Other words from effect

ef•fect′i•ble adj.
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Idioms and Phrases with effects

effect

see in effect; into effect; take effect; to that effect.

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