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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
effect
n 1: 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" [syn:
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event,
issue, upshot]
2: 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" [syn:
impression, effect]
3: an impression (especially one that is artificial or
contrived); "he just did it for effect"
4: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
[syn: effect, essence, burden, core, gist]
5: (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in
effect" [syn: effect, force]
6: a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of
sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"
v 1: produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" [syn:
effect, effectuate, set up]
2: act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Effect \Ef*fect"\, n. [L. effectus, fr. efficere, effectum, to
effect; ex + facere to make: cf. F. effet, formerly also
spelled effect. See Fact.]
1. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the
law goes into effect in May.
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That no compunctious visitings of nature
Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between
The effect and it. --Shak.
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2. Manifestation; expression; sign.
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All the large effects
That troop with majesty. --Shak.
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3. 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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The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of
the cause. --Whewell.
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4. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
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Patchwork . . . introduced for oratorical effect.
--J. C.
Shairp.
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The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely
nature of the place. --W. Irving.
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5. Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance;
account; as, to speak with effect.
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6. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; --
with to.
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They spake to her to that effect. --2 Chron.
xxxiv. 22.
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7. The purport; the sum and substance. "The effect of his
intent." --Chaucer.
8. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere
appearance.
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No other in effect than what it seems. --Denham.
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9. pl. 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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For effect, for an exaggerated impression or excitement.
In effect, in fact; in substance. See 8, above.
Of no effect, Of none effect, To no effect, or Without
effect, destitute of results, validity, force, and the like;
vain; fruitless. "Making the word of God of none effect
through your tradition." --Mark vii. 13. "All my study be
to no effect." --Shak.
To give effect to, to make valid; to carry out in practice;
to push to its results.
To take effect, to become operative, to accomplish aims.
--Shak.
Syn: Effect, Consequence, Result.
Usage: These words indicate things which arise out of some
antecedent, or follow as a consequent. Effect, which
may be regarded as the generic term, denotes that
which springs directly from something which can
properly be termed a cause. A consequence is more
remote, not being strictly caused, nor yet a mere
sequence, but following out of and following
indirectly, or in the train of events, something on
which it truly depends. A result is still more remote
and variable, like the rebound of an elastic body
which falls in very different directions. We may
foresee the effects of a measure, may conjecture its
consequences, but can rarely discover its final
results.
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Resolving all events, with their effects
And manifold results, into the will
And arbitration wise of the Supreme. --Cowper.
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Shun the bitter consequence, for know,
The day thou eatest thereof, . . . thou shalt
die. --Milton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Effect \Ef*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Effected; p. pr. & vb.
n. Effecting.]
1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.
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So great a body such exploits to effect. --Daniel.
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2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to
accomplish.
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To effect that which the divine counsels had
decreed. --Bp. Hurd.
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They sailed away without effecting their purpose.
--Jowett (Th.
).
Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute;
perform; attain. See Accomplish.
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
EFFECT. The operation of a law, of an agreement, or an act, is called its
effect.
2. By the laws of the United States, a patent cannot be granted for an
effect only, but it may be for a new mode or application of machinery to
produce effects. 1 Gallis. 478; see 4 Mason, 1; Pet. C. C. R. 394; 2 N. H.
R. 61.
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5. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) |
EFFECT, n. The second of two phenomena which always occur together in
the same order. The first, called a Cause, is said to generate the
other -- which is no more sensible than it would be for one who has
never seen a dog except in the pursuit of a rabbit to declare the
rabbit the cause of a dog.
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Thesaurus Results for Effect:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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