to produce an effect on

  • 21produce — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ home grown (esp. BrE), local ▪ supermarket ▪ seasonal ▪ agricultural …

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  • 22effect — ef•fect [[t]ɪˈfɛkt[/t]] n. 1) something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence 2) power to produce results; efficacy; force: The protest had no effect[/ex] 3) the state of being effective or operative; operation or execution …

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  • 23effect — To do; to produce; to make; to bring to pass; to execute; enforce; accomplish n. That which is produced by an agent or cause; result; outcome; consequence. State by Clark v. Wolkoff, 250 Minn. 504, 85 N.W.2d 401, 410. The result which an… …

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  • 24effect — To do; to produce; to make; to bring to pass; to execute; enforce; accomplish n. That which is produced by an agent or cause; result; outcome; consequence. State by Clark v. Wolkoff, 250 Minn. 504, 85 N.W.2d 401, 410. The result which an… …

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  • 25effect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change that is caused by sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, dramatic, far reaching, important, marked, powerful, profound, pronounced, significant …

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  • 26effect — [[t]ɪfe̱kt[/t]] ♦ effects, effecting, effected 1) N VAR: oft N of/on n, N of ing, adj N The effect of one thing on another is the change that the first thing causes in the second thing. Parents worry about the effect of music on their adolescent… …

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  • 27effect — 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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  • 28effect*/*/*/ — [ɪˈfekt] noun I 1) [C/U] a change that is produced in one person or thing by another Scientists are studying the chemical s effect on the environment.[/ex] Any change in lifestyle will have an effect on your health.[/ex] The new tax rates will… …

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  • 29produce — ▪ I. produce prod‧uce 1 [ˈprɒdjuːs ǁ ˈproʊduːs] noun [uncountable] FARMING food that has been grown on the land or produced in large quantities, using farming methods: • Where it once offered 125 items of produce, A&P now sells 300 fruits and… …

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  • 30effect — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin effectus, from efficere to bring about, from ex + facere to make, do more at do Date: 14th century 1. a. purport, intent b. basic meaning ; essence …

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