Definition of Effect
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(n.) Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.
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(n.) Manifestation; expression; sign.
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(n.) In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury.
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(n.) Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
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(n.) Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.
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(n.) Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to.
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(n.) The purport; the sum and substance.
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(n.) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
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(n.) Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.
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(v. t.) To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.
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(v. t.) To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.
Homophones of Effect
No Homophones Found.