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efficio — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
  • effect noun A change that is the result or consequence of something else.
  • realize verb To become fully aware of a fact or situation, especially one that was true all along.

Senses

efficio is used for these senses in English:

  • bring to pass (transitive) To cause to happen.
  • cause (transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.
  • cause (ditransitive) To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.
  • effect (transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.
  • 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.]

cause — full definition

  1. noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
  2. noun A goal or movement that people support or fight for.
  3. verb To make something happen; to bring about.

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.

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