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1. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

2. Manifestation; expression; sign.

3. In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury.

4. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.

5. Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect.

6. The purport; the sum and substance.

7. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.

8. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; - with to.

9. Goods; movables; personal estate; - sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects.

Part of Speech: verb transitive

1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.

2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish.