effectuate

[ ih-fek-choo-eyt ]

/ ɪˈfɛk tʃuˌeɪt /

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verb (used with object), ef·fec·tu·at·ed, ef·fec·tu·at·ing.

to bring about; effect.

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Origin of effectuate

1570–80; <Medieval Latin effectuātus brought to pass (past participle of effectuāre), equivalent to Latin effectu-, stem of effectuseffect (see effect) + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM effectuate

ef·fec·tu·a·tion, nounun·ef·fec·tu·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby effectuate

effective sound pressure, effector, effects, effectual, effectually, effectuate, effeminacy, effeminate, effeminize, effendi, efferent

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How to use effectuate in a sentence

The bill requires any crypto “broker,” defined as anyone “responsible for and regularly providing any service effectuating transfers of digital assets on behalf of another person,” to report users’ names and addresses.
The US Senate’s infrastructure bill passed with a privacy problem for crypto|Scott Nover|August 10, 2021|Quartz
Use of forcePolice may use force only when, “under the totality of circumstances,” it is “necessary and proportional to prevent an imminent threat of physical injury to a person or to effectuate a legitimate law enforcement objective.”
After the death of George Floyd, lawmakers in Md., Va. and D.C. set out to hold police more accountable. Here are some key measures.|Ovetta Wiggins, Peter Hermann, Tom Jackman|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
The players’ suit also argued that the NBA and ABA sought “to effectuate a non-competition agreement, merger or consolidation.”
The Milwaukee Bucks Led the Way as Athletes Took a Stand Over Jacob Blake. Players Decades Ago Helped Win Them the Power to Speak Up|Theresa Runstedtler|August 28, 2020|Time
And awareness is the first step in the process of building a critical mass to effectuate change on issues.
Go Away, Coulter and Limbaugh; Hashtagging Is Better Than Snarking|Dean Obeidallah|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The general purpose of the loan is to effectuate the objects of the voyage and the safety of the ship.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
From that moment to this, he has been industriously engaged to endeavor to effectuate the purposes of Congress.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII|Various
Also a committee of three to report such measures as shall be deemed best calculated to effectuate the objects of the charter.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom
We could have no way so good to effectuate that which was the common desire, as to bring in another in his room.
An English Garner (4 of 8)|Various
What happens when they must and yet cannot effectuate such adaptation?
Government in Republican China|Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger

British Dictionary definitions for effectuate

effectuate

/ (ɪˈfɛktjʊˌeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to cause to happen; effect; accomplish

Derived forms of effectuate

effectuation, noun

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