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effect

noun
  1. an outward appearance
    impression
  2. (of a law) having legal validity
    “the law is still in effect”
    force
  3. an impression, especially one that is artificial or contrived
    “They just did it for effect.”
  4. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
    core
  5. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
    “the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise”
    event
  6. a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
    “the effects of sleep loss”
verb
  1. produce
    set upeffectuate
  2. act so as to bring into existence
    “effect a change”