effecting (verb)

  • 41effect — (n.) late 14c., a result, from O.Fr. efet (13c., Mod.Fr. effet) result, execution, completion, ending, from L. effectus accomplishment, performance, from pp. stem of efficere work out, accomplish, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + facere to do… …

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  • 42effect — I UK [ɪˈfekt] / US noun Word forms effect : singular effect plural effects *** 1) [countable/uncountable] a change that is produced in one person or thing by another effect on/upon: Scientists are studying the chemical s effect on the environment …

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  • 43cascade — /kæsˈkeɪd / (say kas kayd) noun 1. a waterfall over steep rocks, or a series of small waterfalls. 2. an arrangement of lace, etc., in folds falling one over another in a zigzag fashion. 3. a type of firework resembling a waterfall in effect. 4.… …

  • 44cut-off — /ˈkʌt ɒf / (say kut of) noun 1. a cutting off, or something that cuts off; a shorter passage or way. 2. a specified point of termination; limit. 3. → oxbow (def. 2). 4. the arresting of the passage of steam or working fluid to the cylinder of an… …

  • 45dispatch — /dəsˈpætʃ / (say duhs pach) verb (t) 1. to send off; put under way: to dispatch a messenger; to dispatch a letter. 2. to put to death; kill. 3. to transact or dispose of (business, etc.) promptly or speedily; execute quickly; settle. –noun 4. the …

  • 46release — /rəˈlis / (say ruh lees) verb (t) (released, releasing) 1. to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go. 2. to free from anything that restrains, fastens, etc. 3. to allow to become known, be issued or exhibited: to release… …

  • 47ALTAR — (Heb. מִזְבֵּח, mizbe aḥ, derived from the root zbḥ (זבח), meaning to slaughter (as a sacrifice) ), originally the place where sacrificial slaughter was performed (e.g., the sacrifice of Isaac in Gen. 22). According to biblical law however,… …

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