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 temperature, effector, effects, effectual, effectually, effectuate, effeminacy, effeminate, effemination, effeminize, effendi

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The players’ suit also argued that the NBA and ABA sought “to effectuate a non-competition agreement, merger or consolidation.”
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And awareness is the first step in the process of building a critical mass to effectuate change on issues.
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The general purpose of the loan is to effectuate the objects of the voyage and the safety of the ship.
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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.
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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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verb (used with object), ef·fec·tu·at·ed, ef·fec·tu·at·ing.

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