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Definition effect in British English
effect
verb
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[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ɪˈfekt/
Example
If correctly administered, such drugs can effect radical cures.
Synonyms and related words

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boomerang effect (phrase)
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cause and effect (phrase)
come into effect (phrase)
domino effect (noun)
Dunning-Kruger effect (noun)
effect (noun)
effect (verb)
Eliza effect (noun)
for effect (phrase)
global warming (noun)
halo effect (noun)
in effect (phrase)
multiplier effect (noun)
placebo effect (noun)
something into effect (phrase)
ripple effect (noun)
rocket and feather (effect) (noun)
side effect (noun)
soften the (phrase)
special effect (noun)
Streisand effect (noun)
take effect (phrase)
the butterfly effect (noun)
the Delia effect (noun)
the Doppler effect (noun)
the greenhouse effect (noun)
to etc effect (phrase)
to the effect that (phrase)
washback effect (noun)
with effect from (phrase)
words to that effect (phrase)