Effectuate Meaning
/ɪˈfɛktʃuˌeɪt/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.).
Sentence Examples
The plan will effectuate positive change.
Policies are implemented to effectuate reform.
The management plans to effectuate these changes starting next week.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager hoped to ____ the plan despite the team's initial resistance.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The plan will ____ positive change.
Word Origin & History
From the participle stem of Renaissance Latin effectuare, or its source, Latin effectus (“effect”); probably after Middle French effectuer.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[T]he next necessary step was to elude the vigilance of my guard: and in this manner did I effectuate my purpose."
— 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, chapter 88, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume III, London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:
"A military draft derives from Congress’s power to raise armies; federal jury duty effectuates the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial."
— 2022 January 11, Charles Lane, “Opinion: On vaccine mandates, the Supreme Court is doing a job Congress should have finished long ago”, in The Washington Post:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager hoped to ____ the plan despite the team's initial resistance.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The plan will ____ positive change.