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effect

English

🔊 (of a law) having legal validity
“the law is still in effect”
🔊 an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
“he just did it for effect”
🔊 the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
🔊 a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
“the effects of sleep loss”
🔊 an outward appearance
“he made a good impression”
🔊 a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
“the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise”
🔊 produce
“The scientists set up a shock wave”
🔊 act so as to bring into existence
“effect a change”