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effectuate

verb

Latin root: effectuare Wiktionary

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  1. To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

Origin

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

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