effectuate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

From the participle stem of Renaissance Latin effectuare, or its source, Latin effectus (“effect”); probably after Middle French effectuer.

This is effectuated by making their business, their habits, their tastes, and their pleasures entirely different. — Eloisa : $b or, A series of original letters, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
If it were even to take pains to prevent their importation, it would not be able to effectuate it. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith
Such people may be called the effectual demanders, and their demand the effectual demand; since it may be sufficient to effectuate the bringing of the commodity to market. — A history of economic doctrines : $b from the time of the physiocrats to the present day, Charles Gide

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