effectuate

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Some legislative proposals would effectuate or make permanent the policies contained in the executive orders.

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  1. transitive verb To bring about; effect.

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  • Some legislative proposals would effectuate or make permanent the policies contained in the executive orders. —  Open CRS: Recent Reports
  • National Mutual Insurance Co. of the District of Columbia v. Tidewater Transfer Co., authored opinions rejecting the proposition that Congress's power under the District Clause was sufficient to effectuate structural changes to the federal government. —  QandO
  • Two key items required to effectuate a rent reduction are a well-prepared case with supporting information to substantiate your position and a monetary incentive for the landlord. —  Long Island Business News Products
  • In light of the Supreme Court's broad and forceful recognition of the right of all citizens under the Second Amendment to possess firearms to effectuate "the inherent right of self-defense," District of Columbia v. Heller, 128 S. Ct 2783, 2817 (2008), the extreme sentence imposed upon Angelos for gun possession are now clearly unconstitutional and his —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • The government takeover of more than half of the nation's mortgage market, and government supervision of failed investment houses such as Bear Stearns and Lehman Bros. help effectuate these programs of personal destruction, according to some of those who have been targeted. —  Top Stories - Google News
 

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  1. Medieval Latin effectuāre, effectuāt-, from Latin effectus, an effect; see effect.

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  1. from Middle Latin *effectuatus, past participle of *effectuare (later Italian effettuare = Spanish efectuar = Portuguese effectuar = French effectuer, later D. effectueren = German effectuiren = Danish effektuere = Swedish effektuera), give effect to, from Latin effectus (effectu-), effect: see effect, n.
 

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/ɛˈfɛktʃjueɪt/
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