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effect

/ effect /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(of a law) having legal validity
"the law is still in effect"
Type of:
validity validness
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
"he just did it for effect"
Type of:
impression feeling belief
Kinds of:
sound effect special effect
Derived:
effectuate bring about set up
noun Sense 3
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
Type of:
meaning significance signification
noun Sense 4
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
"the effects of sleep loss"
"the effect of the anesthetic"
Type of:
symptom
Kinds of:
aftereffect bummer side effect
Derived:
effectuate bring about set up
verb Sense 5
produce
"The scientists set up a shockwave"
Type of:
cause do make
Kinds of:
carry through accomplish execute carry out action
Derived:
consequence outcome result event issue
Causes:
happen hap go on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
act so as to bring into existence
"effect a change"
Type of:
act move
Kinds of:
bring to bear carry backdate
Derived:
consequence outcome result event issue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
appearance visual aspect
Kinds of:
figure mark tout ensemble
noun Sense 8
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"
"he acted very wise after the event"
Type of:
phenomenon
Kinds of:
offspring materialization materialisation aftereffect aftermath
Derived:
eventuate leave result lead ensue
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
62
Times Searched
3
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validity validness impression feeling belief sound effect special effect meaning significance signification symptom aftereffect