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- Dictionaryef·fec·tu·ate/əˈfek(t)SHəˌwāt/
verb
- 1. put into force or operation: formal "this would effectuate a substantive change to bankruptcy law"
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The meaning of EFFECTUATE is to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect. How to use effectuate in a sentence.
to do something or make something happen: If the officer can reasonably effectuate the arrest with non-deadly force, he must do so. Our goal is to effectuate change in behaviour. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Occurring and happening. afoot. asynchronously. attendant. be at work idiom. ensuing. eventuate. fall into place idiom.
to do something or make something happen: If the officer can reasonably effectuate the arrest with non-deadly force, he must do so. Our goal is to effectuate change in behavior. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Occurring and happening. afoot. asynchronously. attendant. be at work idiom. crop. ensue. ensuing. eventuate.
To effectuate is to produce a result or make something happen. Effectuating accomplishes things. Things that have an effect make something happen: they're significant in some way.
Synonyms for EFFECTUATE: cause, create, bring, generate, prompt, do, produce, induce; Antonyms of EFFECTUATE: impede, restrict, limit, suppress, quash, subdue, restrain, inhibit
Effectuate definition: to bring about; effect. . See examples of EFFECTUATE used in a sentence.
noun. effectuate in American English. (ɛˈfɛktʃuˌweɪt ; ɪˈfɛktʃuˌweɪt ; often iˈfɛktʃuˌweɪt ; ˈəˈfɛktʃuwˌeɪt ) verb transitive Word forms: efˈfectuˌated or efˈfectuˌating. to bring about; cause to happen; effect. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.
