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bewerkstelligen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • effect noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
  • execute verb To carry out or put into effect.
  • induce verb To persuade or influence someone to do something.
  • realize verb To become fully aware of a fact or situation, especially one that was true all along.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

bewerkstelligen is used for these senses in English:

  • bring about (transitive) To accomplish, to achieve.
  • effect (transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.
  • execute (transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
  • induce (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
  • realize (chiefly, passive voice, slightly, _, formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real. [from early 17th c.]
  • work (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

effect — full definition

  1. noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
  2. verb To bring about; to cause to happen.

execute — full definition

  1. verb To carry out or put into effect.
  2. verb To put someone to death as a legal punishment.
  3. verb To run a computer program or command.

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