Synonym: accomplish, achieve, cause, complete, determine, evoke, execute, influence, make, perform, produce. Antonym: cause. Similar words: in effect, take effect, effectively, effectiveness, the greenhouse effect, affect, infection, effort. Meaning: [ɪ'fekt] 
n. 1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 2. an outward appearance 3. (of a law) having legal validity 4. a symptom caused by an illness or a drug 5. an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) 6. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. v. 1. produce 2. act so as to bring into existence.
n. 1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 2. an outward appearance 3. (of a law) having legal validity 4. a symptom caused by an illness or a drug 5. an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) 6. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. v. 1. produce 2. act so as to bring into existence. 
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61. The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on/upon the environment.
62. The price increase has had no perceptible effect on sales.
63. All the people we questioned lived in the same area, which had the effect of skewing the figures.
64. The scene is so rich in symbolism that any explanation risks spoiling the effect.
65. My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work.
66. His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.
67. The law has had little measurable effect since it was introduced two years ago.
68. It's impossible to localize the effect of this political disturbance.
69. Modern farming methods can have an adverse effect on the environment.
70. They fear it could have an adverse effect on global financial markets.
71. Do not, for one repulse, forgo the purpose that you resolved to effect.
72. As the whisky took effect[http://Sentencedict.com], he gradually fell into a drunken stupor.
73. 'I'm feeling really depressed.' 'The winter here has that effect sometimes.'
74. All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
75. He had over-compensated for the effect of the wind, and taken the aircraft off course.
76. It is simple pleasures, such as a walk on a sunny day, which have a cumulative effect on our mood.
77. The building relies on clever design rather than on ornament for its impressive effect.
78. Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting services.
79. It is not possible to predict with any certainty what effect this will have.
80. The negotiators hoped to effect a smooth transition to an interim administration.
81. She was only given a placebo, but she claimed she got better - that's the placebo effect.
82. She said she was unhappy, or words to that effect.
83. The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory.
84. The recent advertising campaign has had a marked effect on sales.
85. The painter brushed over the canvas to bring out a more vivid effect.
86. Even so-called 'tactical' nuclear weapons are indiscriminate in their effect.
87. Please let us know when this is put into effect.
88. Radiation has a strong effect on the heredity of fruit flies.
89. Teachers settled for a 4.2% pay rise with retrospective effect from 1 April.
90. Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.
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