n. 25B6; noun
the effect of these changes : RESULT, consequence, upshot, outcome, out-turn, repercussions, ramifications; end result, conclusion, culmination, corollary, concomitant, aftermath; fruit(s), product, by-product; informal pay-off; Medicine sequela.
the effect of the drug : IMPACT, action, effectiveness, influence; power, potency, strength; success; formal efficacy.
with effect from tomorrow : FORCE, operation, enforcement, implementation, effectiveness; validity, lawfulness, legality, legitimacy.
some words to that effect : SENSE, meaning, theme, drift, import, intent, intention, tenor, significance, message; gist, essence, spirit.
the dead man's effects : BELONGINGS, possessions, (worldly) goods, chattels; property, paraphernalia; informal gear, tackle, things, stuff, bits and pieces; Brit. informal clobber.
cause.
25B6; verb they effected many changes : ACHIEVE, accomplish, carry out, realize, manage, bring off, execute, conduct, engineer, perform, do, perpetrate, discharge, complete, consummate; cause, bring about, create, produce, make; provoke, occasion, generate, engender, actuate, initiate; formal effectuate.
25A0; in effect REALLY, in reality, in truth, in (actual) fact, effectively, essentially, in essence, practically, to all intents and purposes, all but, as good as, more or less, almost, nearly, just about, well-nigh, nigh on; informal pretty much.
25A0; take effect
these measures will take effect in May : COME INTO FORCE, come into operation, begin, become valid, become law, apply, be applied.
the drug started to take effect : WORK, act, be effective, produce results.