effectual

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ɪˈfɛktʃuəl/ UK /ɪˈfɛktʃuəl/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
producing the intended result; effective

The new policy proved effectual in cutting waste.

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1 adj · producing the intended... effective efficacious successful potent productive operative

Opposites

ineffectual ineffective futile useless

Word family

Derived forms effectuallyeffectualness

Related forms effect effectuate effective

Etymology

From Medieval Latin effectuālis, from Latin effectus ('accomplishment'), from efficere ('to bring about'), from ex- ('out') + facere ('to make').

effectus Latin efficere Latin facere Latin

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# effectual

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ɪˈfɛktʃuəl
**IPA (UK):** ɪˈfɛktʃuəl

## Meanings
1. producing the intended result; effective

## Examples
- The new policy proved effectual in cutting waste.

## Synonyms
- effective
- efficacious
- successful
- potent
- productive
- operative

## Antonyms
- ineffectual
- ineffective
- futile
- useless

## Derived Forms
- effectually
- effectualness

## Related Forms
- effect
- effectuate
- effective

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: effectus
- Root: efficere
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin effectuālis, from Latin effectus ('accomplishment'), from efficere ('to bring about'), from ex- ('out') + facere ('to make').

## AI Etymology
Effectual comes from Medieval Latin effectuālis, from Latin effectus ('accomplishment'), from efficere ('to bring about'), from ex- ('out') + facere ('to make'). The historical trail runs through Latin effectus, Latin efficere and Latin facere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means producing the intended result; effective. Derived formations include effectually, effectualness; related forms include effect, effectuate, effective.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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