effectuate
English
Etymology
From the participle stem of Renaissance Latin effectuare, or its source, Latin effectus (“effect”); probably after Middle French effectuer.
Verb
effectuate (third-person singular simple present effectuates, present participle effectuating, simple past and past participle effectuated)
- (transitive) To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). [from 16th c.]
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, chapter 88, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume III, London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
- [T]he next necessary step was to elude the vigilance of my guard: and in this manner did I effectuate my purpose.
Related terms
Translations
to be the cause of
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