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effect - a symptom caused by an illness or a drug; "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic" |
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symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
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aftereffect any result that follows its cause after an interval
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bummer a bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug
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side effect any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"
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effect - an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect" |
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belief,
feeling,
impression,
notion,
opinion any cognitive content held as true
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sound effect an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play
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special effect an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)
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effect - (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" |
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force |
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validity,
validness the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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effect - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
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essence,
burden,
core,
gist |
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import,
meaning,
significance,
signification commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
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effect - produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
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effectuate |
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come about,
fall out,
go on,
hap,
happen,
occur,
pass,
pass off,
take place have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question"
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cause,
do,
make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
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accomplish,
action,
carry out,
carry through,
execute,
fulfil,
fulfill institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
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draw,
get cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
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precipitate separate as a fine suspension of solid particles
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hasten,
induce,
rush,
stimulate reason or establish by induction
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serve put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
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effect - act so as to bring into existence; "effect a change" |
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act,
move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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bring to bear bring into operation or effect; "The new members brought to bear new concerns to the U.N."
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carry continue or extend; "The civil war carried into the neighboring province"; "The disease extended into the remote mountain provinces"
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backdate make effective from an earlier date; "The increase in tax was backdated to January"
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