tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

To bring about; effect.

[Medieval Latin effectuāre, effectuāt-, from Latin effectus, an effect. See effect.]

effectuation ef·fec'tu·a'tion n.

verb

1. To be the cause of: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir¹ (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring topasseffect, give rise to. See start/end.
2. To bring about and carry to a successful conclusion: bring off, carry out, carry through, effect, execute, put through. Informal swing. See do/not do.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cause to happen or occur
  Synonyms: effect, bring about, set up

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - iværksætte, udføre, bringe til udførelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewerkstelligen, uitvoeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - mener à bien, effectuer, opérer, réaliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - erwirken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πραγματοποιώ, πραγματώνω, υλοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
effettuare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - realizar, cumprir

Русский (Russian)
исполнять, приводить в исполнение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - efectuar, conseguir, lograr, realizar, llevar a cabo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - verkställa, genomföra

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
招致, 完成, 实行

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 招致, 完成, 實行

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 유효하게 하다, 이루다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 成し遂げる, もたらす, 実現する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجري, يحدث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הגשים, גרם ל-, ביצע‬

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