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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Effect \Ef*fect"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Effected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Effecting}.]
1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.
So great a body such exploits to effect. --Daniel.
2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.
To effect that which the divine counsels had decreed. --Bp. Hurd.
They sailed away without effecting their purpose. --Jowett (Th. ).
Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute; perform; attain. See {Accomplish}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
effected
adjective: settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" [syn: {accomplished}, {established}]
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