effectuation

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ɪˌfɛkʧuˈeɪʃən/ UK /ɪˌfɛkʧuˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the act of bringing something about or putting it into effect

The treaty required the effectuation of several reforms within a year.

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1 noun · the act of bringing... accomplishment achievement execution realization implementation fulfillment

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prevention failure

Word family

Related forms effectuate effect effectual

Etymology

From effectuate (from Medieval Latin effectuāre, from Latin effectus) + -ion.

effectus Latin efficere Latin facere Latin

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Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives

# effectuation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ɪˌfɛkʧuˈeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ɪˌfɛkʧuˈeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. the act of bringing something about or putting it into effect

## Examples
- The treaty required the effectuation of several reforms within a year.

## Synonyms
- accomplishment
- achievement
- execution
- realization
- implementation
- fulfillment

## Antonyms
- prevention
- failure

## Related Forms
- effectuate
- effect
- effectual

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

## Etymology
From effectuate (from Medieval Latin effectuāre, from Latin effectus) + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Effectuation is from effectuate (from Medieval Latin effectuāre, from Latin effectus) + -ion. The ancestry passes through Latin effectus, Latin efficere, and Latin facere. The suffix -ion marks an action, process, or result, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "the act of bringing something about or putting it into effect", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include effectuate, effect, and effectual.

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

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