English Explanatory Dictionary

effectuate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause, bring about (an event); to accomplish, to carry out (a wish, plan etc.).

Word forms

effectuate effectuates effectuating effectuated

Etymology

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

Related words

effect effective effectiveness effectivity effector effectual efficacious efficacity efficacy efficiency efficient

Derived words

effectuation
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