Synonyms of effectuate

effectuate

verb

i-ˈfek-chə-ˌwāt 

as in to cause

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 & Similar Words

• cause
• create
• bring
• generate
• prompt
• do
• produce
• induce
• work
• invoke
• yield
• spawn
• effect
• make
• catalyze
• result (in)
• bring about
• engender
• promote
• draw on
• translate (into)
• beget
• encourage
• give rise to
• initiate
• found
• introduce
• establish
• determine
• bring forth
• occasion
• bring on
• contribute (to)
• inaugurate
• enact
• breed
• begin
• develop
• decide
• launch
• foster
• render
• cultivate
• pioneer
• start
• institute
• forward
• advance
• set
• further
• set up
• conduce (to)
• nurture
• innovate
• turn out
• nourish
• father

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impede
• restrict
• limit
• suppress
• quash
• subdue
• restrain
• inhibit
• quell
• repress
• stifle
• control
• dampen
• put down
• curb
• check
• crush
• smother
• arrest
• retard
• kill
• can
• rein (in)
• squelch
• destroy
• abolish
• liquidate
• crack down (on)
• extinguish
• clamp down (on)
• squash
• quench
• still
• demolish
• snuff (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of effectuate

Many of the volunteers would use equipment such as night-vision goggles to watch for migrants crossing the desert, spotting them with flashlights, and then call Border Patrol agents to effectuate arrests. —Jessica Pishko, New Yorker, 6 June 2025

Nor can Trump rely only on his powers of persuasion to effectuate a deal. —Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2025

The judges gave the Trump administration 10 days to issue any administrative orders needed to effectuate their ruling. —Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 28 May 2025

The tech is there, but the system hasn't caught up to effectuate the best outcomes. —Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025