effect
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(verb) cause to happen or occur; "The scientists set up a shockwave" |
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Synonyms: bring about, effectuate, set up |
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Related Words: accomplish, carry out, carry through, cause, do, draw, execute, fulfil, fulfill, get, hasten, induce, make, precipitate, rush, serve, stimulate |
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(verb) act so as to bring about; "effect a change"; "carry out a reform" |
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Synonyms: carry out |
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Related Words: act, apply, backdate, bring to bear, carry, execute, move, practice, use |
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(noun) (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" |
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Synonyms: force |
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Related Words: validity, validness |
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(noun) an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" |
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Related Words: belief, feeling, impression, notion, sound effect, special effect |
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(noun) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
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Synonyms: burden, core, essence, gist |
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Related Words: import, meaning, significance, signification |
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(noun) a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic" |
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Related Words: aftereffect, side effect, symptom |
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(noun) an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" |
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Synonyms: impression |
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Related Words: appearance, figure, mark, tout ensemble, visual aspect |
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(noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business" |
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Synonyms: consequence, issue, outcome, result, upshot |
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Related Words: aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, branch, brisance, by-product, change, coattails, coattails effect, dent, harvest, impact, influence, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, phenomenon, product, repercussion, response, side effect, spillover, wake |
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