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effected

/ɪˈfɛktɪd/
Meanings
  • adjective

    having been brought about or caused to happen; resulted or accomplished

    - "The project was effected after several delays."
    - "The policy changes had a significant impact on the employees, effecting many negatively."
  • verb

    bring about (a result or change); cause to happen

    - "The storm effected major damage to the city."
    - "His actions effected a positive change in the community."
Pronunciation
  1. /ɪˈfɛktɪd/



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Rhymes
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affected , depleted , completely , reflective , incomplete
Homonyms
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  1. effect (en) : to bring about a result or change

  2. effect (en) : a result or consequence

Homophones
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  1. affect (en) : to influence or have an effect on something, or to bring about a change

Variants
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effect , effected , effecting , effects
Forms
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effected, effect, effecting, effects

Etymology
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from the past participle of effect (verb)

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  1. The word 'effected' comes from the past participle of the verb 'effect'.

  2. The word 'effected' can be used as both an adjective and a verb.

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  1. affect: The verb 'affect' is often confused with 'effect'. While 'effect' means to bring about a result or change, 'affect' means to influence or have an effect on something.

Quotes
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  1. Hitherto, while gathering up the discourse of Mr. Brocklehurst and Miss Temple, I had not, at the same time, neglected precautions to secure my personal safety; which I thought would be "effected", if I could only elude observation.

    - Charlotte Brontë,{it}Jane Eyre{/it},1847

  2. As the whole progress of mathematics from its ancient simplicities to what we call its "higher" modern developments has been "effected" by assuming impossibilities and inconceivabilities, your line of argument does not seem to me conclusive.

    - Bernard Shaw,circa 4 Nov. 1932,{"source"=>"in {it}Collected Letters: 1926–1950{/it}", "aqdate"=>"1988"}

  3. I had just written the Gossets that your address was Drujon Lane, so I would be obliged if you would drop them a card and tell them your release has been "effected".

    - Flannery O'Connor,{it}The Habit of Being{/it},1979

  4. When, at last, rescue is at hand, Jewitt has no hesitation in lying to his old friend and master, Maquinna, in order to "effect" his escape, although he does persuade the captain of the brig Lydia not to kill the chief.

    - Carolyn Kizer,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},21 Feb. 1988
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In literature, 'effected' is often used to describe the results or consequences of an action or event. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the character Nick Carraway describes Gatsby's extravagant parties as having an 'effect' on the people who attend.

How to Memorize "effected"

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    - Visualize the 'effected' as something that has been brought about or caused to happen, or something that brings about a result or change.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'effected' with the idea of causing a result or change.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Effect is when something is brought about or causes a result'

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