Antonyms for effecting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-fekt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈfɛkt |
Definition of effecting
Origin :- late 14c., "a result," from Old French efet (13c., Modern French effet) "result, execution, completion, ending," from Latin effectus "accomplishment, performance," from past participle stem of efficere "work out, accomplish," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + facere "to do" (see factitious).
- Meaning "impression produced on the beholder" is from 1736. Sense in stage effect, sound effect, etc. first recorded 1881. The verb is from 1580s. Related: Effecting; effection.
- verb carry out, accomplish
- A kind of net for effecting an involuntary change of environment.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- And should we not enquire what sort of knowledge has the power of effecting such a change?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- Is he a worse physician who uses a little gentle violence in effecting the cure?
- Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato
- Therefore there will be no difficulty in effecting an entry.
- Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
- I found out at once where they lived, and set about effecting this delicate charge.
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- It was, to him, one of those sad mutations which the course of fortune is ever effecting.
- Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
- Perhaps—I only say perhaps—Miss Bellew had a share in effecting it.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- He believed the power of example to be capable of effecting all that a ruler should desire.
- Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
- But we had great trouble in effecting a mutual understanding.
- Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland
- They employed all their thoughts on the means of effecting it.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of Madame Guyon » by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
Synonyms for effecting
- achieve
- actualize
- actuate
- begin
- bring about
- bring off
- bring on
- buy
- carry through
- cause
- complete
- conceive
- conclude
- consummate
- create
- do a number
- do one's thing
- do the job
- do the trick
- do to a T
- draw on
- effectuate
- enact
- enforce
- execute
- fulfill
- generate
- get across
- get to
- give rise to
- implement
- induce
- initiate
- invoke
- make
- make it
- make waves
- perform
- procure
- produce
- pull it off
- put across
- realize
- render
- secure
- sell
- turn out
- turn the trick
- unzip
- yield
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