effectuate C2+ Topic:Verbs of Movement US /ɪˈfɛktʃueɪt/ UK /ɪˈfɛktʃueɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to cause to happen; to bring about or accomplish The new statute was passed to effectuate the court's ruling. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to cause to happen; to... accomplishachieveeffectrealizebring aboutexecuteimplement ↔ Opposites preventthwarthinder Word family Derived forms effectuation Related forms effecteffectualeffective Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin effectuātus, past participle of effectuāre ('to bring about'), from Latin effectus ('result'), from efficere ('to accomplish'). effectus Latin efficere Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # effectuate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪˈfɛktʃueɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪˈfɛktʃueɪt/ ## Meanings 1. to cause to happen; to bring about or accomplish ## Examples - The new statute was passed to effectuate the court's ruling. ## Synonyms - accomplish - achieve - effect - realize - bring about - execute - implement ## Antonyms - prevent - thwart - hinder ## Derived Forms - effectuation ## Related Forms - effect - effectual - effective ## Roots and Affixes - Root: effectus - Root: efficere - Root: facere ## Etymology From Medieval Latin effectuātus, past participle of effectuāre ('to bring about'), from Latin effectus ('result'), from efficere ('to accomplish'). ## AI Etymology Effectuate is from Medieval Latin effectuātus, past participle of effectuāre ('to bring about'), from Latin effectus ('result'), from efficere ('to accomplish'). Important recorded forms include effectus (Latin), efficere (Latin), and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to cause to happen; to bring about or accomplish. The wider family includes derived forms such as effectuation and related words such as effect, effectual, and effective. ## Topics - Verbs of Movement - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown