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effectuate

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Synonyms & Antonyms of effectuate

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

the hope that the greater social interaction between members of the different classes will effectuate greater school spirit

Synonyms for effectuate

beget,
breed,
bring,
bring about,
bring on,
catalyze,
cause,
create,
do,
draw on,
effect,
engender,
generate,
induce,
invoke,
make,
occasion,
produce,
prompt,
result (in),
spawn,
translate (into),
work,
yield

Words Related to effectuate

conduce (to),
contribute (to)

decide,
determine

begin,
establish,
father,
found,
inaugurate,
initiate,
innovate,
institute,
introduce,
launch,
pioneer,
set,
set up,
start

advance,
cultivate,
develop,
encourage,
forward,
foster,
further,
nourish,
nurture,
promote

enact,
render,
turn out

Phrases Synonymous with effectuate

bring forth,
give rise to

Near Antonyms for effectuate

impede,
limit,
restrict

clamp down (on),
crack down (on),
crush,
dampen,
put down,
quash,
quell,
repress,
smother,
squash,
squelch,
stifle,
subdue,
suppress

arrest,
check,
control,
curb,
inhibit,
rein (in),
restrain,
retard

can
[slang],
kill,
snuff (out),
still

abolish,
demolish,
destroy,
extinguish,
liquidate,
quench

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