effectuate en · VERB
Etymology
From the participle stem of Renaissance Latin effectuare, or its source, Latin effectus (“effect”); probably after Middle French effectuer.
Meanings
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(transitive) To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.).
[T]he next necessary step was to elude the vigilance of my guard: and in this manner did I effectuate my purpose.
1751, [Tobias] Smollett, chapter 88, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume III, London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:A military draft derives from Congress’s power to raise armies; federal jury duty effectuates the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial.
2022 January 11, Charles Lane, “Opinion: On vaccine mandates, the Supreme Court is doing a job Congress should have finished long ago”, in The Washington Post:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| effectuating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| effectuated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| effectuated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| effectuates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
effector · effective · efficacy · efficacious · effectual · effect · effectivity · efficient · efficacity · efficiency · effectiveness
Translations (14)
fi panna toimeen (to be the cause of) · bg изпълнявам (to be the cause of) · el υλοποιώ (to be the cause of) · es efectuar (to be the cause of) · es efectuarse (reflexive) · fi saada aikaan (to be the cause of) · sv effektuera (to be the cause of) · fi saada aikaiseksi (to be the cause of) · el πραγματώνω (to be the cause of) · fi aiheuttaa (to be the cause of) · bg постигам (to be the cause of) · fi tehdä (to be the cause of) · el πραγματοποιώ (to be the cause of) · fi toteuttaa (to be the cause of)