eventuate

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Even if no show trials eventuate, the damage has been done.

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  1. intransitive verb To result ultimately: The epidemic eventuated in the deaths of thousands.

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  • If the staff cuts eventuate, it'll be the first time Microsoft has made such significant layoffs in its history - something the company has prided itself on. —  WebProNews Feed
  • Should this level of funding not eventuate, a reduction in the sample size and / or a reduction in the level of detail collected will result. —  ABS Product Releases
  • HEATHER EWART: They were relieved when strong winds forecast for last night didn't eventuate, and as Melbourne and its surrounds woke to lighted rainfall this morning, some wondered if the fire danger alert had been exaggerated.
  • If the podcast did not eventuate, those who attended please make a post so we can record on the next day, at the same time! —  Aussie-Nintendo.com Forums
  • "We hope that it doesn't eventuate, but past history had shown us that it would go up." —  The Border Mail
 

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  1. from Latin eventus (eventu-), an event, + -ate.
 

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/əˈvɛntʃjueɪt/
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