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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151. After laughing over the photo, they began to talk in more serious vein about the damaging effect it could have on his career.
152. During the first scene, which begins early in the morning, we'll dim the lights up to give the effect of growing daylight.
153. His efforts were too limited in scope to have much effect.
154. He left a note to the effect that he would not be coming back.
155. For when he had carried the consulship for a friend of his, against the pursuit of Sylla, and that Sylla did a little resent thereat, and began to speak great, Pompey turned upon him again, and in effect bade him be quiet.
156. The government has seriously miscalculated the economic effect of this policy.
157. Experimenting on mice can give us an idea of the effect of the disease in humans.
158. Use a knife to give a textured effect to the clay.
159. The new ruling gives effect to the recommendations of the special committee.
160. By asking for these particular qualifications, you are, in effect, excluding most women from applying.
161. In effect, we'll be earning less than we were last year.
162. They told us to go away,[sentencedict.com] or words to that effect.
163. I worry about the destructive effect that violent films may have on children.
164. She is unconscious of the effect she has on people.
165. All this publicity has had a snowball effect on the sales of their latest album.
166. These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.
167. Parents have the greatest formative effect on their children's behaviour.
168. They had to wait ten minutes for the anaesthetic to take effect before they stitched up the cut.
169. There would be no effect on animals-that's the beauty of such water-based materials.
170. The state's first cyberstalking laws went into effect a little over a year ago.
171. It's not an agreement as such, but it will have virtually the same effect as one.
172. The news had a destabilizing effect on the stock market.
173. In mental illness, there is a complex relationship between cause and effect .
174. He said something to the effect that he would have to change jobs if the situation continued.
175. Companies are so busy analysing the financial implications that they overlook the effect on workers .
176. The letter said something to the effect that she was no longer needed.
177. The second injection should only have been given once the first drug had taken effect.
178. Employers fear a domino effect if the strike is successful .
179. The devaluation of the dollar had a strong effect on the financial markets.
180. The parting from his sister had a positive effect on John.
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