effectuate
[ih-fek-choo-eyt]
verb (used with object), ef·fec·tu·at·ed, ef·fec·tu·at·ing.
to bring about; effect.
Origin of effectuate
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execute, accomplish, create, produce, generate, trigger, cause, make, achieveExamples from the Web for effectuate
Contemporary Examples of effectuate
And awareness is the first step in the process of building a critical mass to effectuate change on issues.
Historical Examples of effectuate
What happens when they must and yet cannot effectuate such adaptation?
Government in Republican ChinaPaul Myron Anthony Linebarger
But how, when the morning came, should he proceed to effectuate his kind intentions?
Ormond, Volume I (of 3)Charles Brockden Brown
Trusting does not supersede watching; it does but complete and effectuate it.
Kept for the Master's UseFrances Ridley Havergal
If it were even to take pains to prevent their importation, it would not be able to effectuate it.
Yet they should beware of laying too much weight on the means and ordinances, as if they could effectuate the business.
Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeJohn Brown (of Wamphray)
effectuate
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