Etymology

effectuate

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Today it means: To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.). Full definition →

First used 16th c.Renaissance Latin effectuare ← Latin effectus ← Middle French effectuer
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  1. Middle French · derived fromeffectuer
  2. Latin · derived fromeffectus“effect”
  3. Renaissance Latin · derived fromeffectuare
  4. English todayeffectuate

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

Words from the same roots

Latineffectus all →

effect

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.).

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