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Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result.
The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence: The drug had an immediate effect on the pain. The government's action had no effect on the trade imbalance.
A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon: the photovoltaic effect.
Advantage; avail: used her words to great effect in influencing the jury.
The condition of being in full force or execution: a new regulation that goes into effect tomorrow.


Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention: The lighting effects emphasized the harsh atmosphere of the drama.
A particular impression: large windows that gave an effect of spaciousness.
Production of a desired impression: spent lavishly on dinner just for effect.
The basic or general meaning; import: He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect.
effects Movable belongings; goods.


tr.v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects
To bring into existence.
To produce as a result.
To bring about. See Usage Note at affect1.


Idiom:
*aka [[karma'i mkhen chen rin chen dar rgyas]]
in effect
In essence; to all purposes: testimony that in effect contradicted her earlier statement.
 
Synonyms: ''effect, consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel'' - These nouns denote an occurrence, situation, or condition that is caused by an antecedent:
 
An ''effect'' is produced by the action of an agent or a cause and follows it in time.
 
A ''consequence'' has a less sharply definable relationship to its cause.
 
A ''result'' is viewed as the end product of the operation of the cause.
 
An ''outcome'' more strongly implies finality and may suggest the operation of a cause over a relatively long period.
 
An ''upshot'' is a decisive result, often of the nature of a climax.
 
A ''sequel'' is a consequence that ensues after a lapse of time.
 
Something brought about by a cause or an agent; a result.
The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence.
A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon.
The condition of being in full force or execution.
Something which produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention.
 
v. ef·fect·ed, ef·fect·ing, ef·fects
To bring into existence.
To produce as a result.
To bring about.
 
 
 
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