SCRABBLE ® cheat


effect

Definitions


[ɪˈfɛkt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause
(e.g: the lethal effects of hard drugs)

- the lighting, sound, or scenery used in a play, film, or broadcast
(e.g: the production relied too much on spectacular effects)

- personal belongings
(e.g: the insurance covers personal effects)


Phrases:
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put something into effect
- take effect
- to that effect
- to the effect that
- with effect from

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin effectus, from efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’. effect, ‘personal belongings’, arose from the obsolete sense ‘something acquired on completion of an action’


[ɪˈfɛkt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause (something) to happen; bring about
(e.g: the prime minister effected many policy changes)


Phrases:
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put something into effect
- take effect
- to that effect
- to the effect that
- with effect from

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin effectus, from efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’. effect, ‘personal belongings’, arose from the obsolete sense ‘something acquired on completion of an action’




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