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{
"efface":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous":[]
},
"examples":[
"coins with dates effaced by wear",
"a memory effaced by time",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The emperors who followed Nero swept it away in a frenzy, attempting to efface him and his works from Roman memory. \u2014 Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Sep. 2020",
"To suggest that better factory farms are environmentally desirable\u2014or just\u2014solutions is to efface all ecological and ethical concerns in the name of greenhouse gas reduction. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 31 Aug. 2020",
"Small plaques for cremations are easily and gracefully effaced by rose bushes and grass. \u2014 1843 , 21 May 2020",
"Over time, the self- effacing and unpretentious Mr. Mubarak was eclipsed by one with an almost imperial sense of entitlement. \u2014 Michael Slackman, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
"This is a little sad and self- effacing but great to see the show use her. \u2014 Andy Hoglund, EW.com , 26 Apr. 2020",
"Ryota\u2019s widowed mother, in After the Storm, is kinder, more self- effacing , but prone to attacks of ruefulness. \u2014 Terrence Rafferty, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2020",
"They have been effaced by the end of the Cold War, the apparent global victory of neo-liberal capitalism, and the resurgence of religious extremism. \u2014 Julian Gewirtz, Harper's Magazine , 30 Mar. 2020",
"That sort of self- effacing , apparently unflappable management style served Iger brilliantly. \u2014 Bill Carter For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 27 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Anglo-French esfacer, effacer , from e- + face face":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8f\u0101s",
"e-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"black out",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002311",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"effect":{
"antonyms":[
"beget",
"breed",
"bring",
"bring about",
"bring on",
"catalyze",
"cause",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
"effectuate",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"prompt",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"work",
"yield"
],
"definitions":{
": a distinctive impression":[
"the color gives the effect of being warm"
],
": accomplishment , fulfillment":[],
": an outward sign : appearance":[],
": basic meaning : essence":[],
": in substance : virtually":[
"the \u2026 committee agreed to what was in effect a reduction in the hourly wage",
"\u2014 Current Biography"
],
": movable property : goods":[
"personal effects"
],
": power to bring about a result : influence":[
"the content itself of television \u2026 is therefore less important than its effect",
"\u2014 Current Biography"
],
": purport , intent":[],
": something designed to produce a distinctive or desired impression":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
],
": something that inevitably follows an antecedent (such as a cause or agent)":[],
": special effects":[],
": the creation of a desired impression":[
"her tears were purely for effect"
],
": the quality or state of being operative : operation":[
"the law goes into effect next week"
],
": to bring about often by surmounting obstacles : accomplish":[
"effect a settlement of a dispute"
],
": to cause to come into being":[],
": to put into operation":[
"the duty of the legislature to effect the will of the citizens"
],
": with the meaning":[
"issued a statement to the effect that he would resign"
],
"\u2014 see also take effect":[
"the content itself of television \u2026 is therefore less important than its effect",
"\u2014 Current Biography"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The nation's most solvent individuals\u2014private-equity barons\u2014have not been immune from the ill effects of the credit crunch. \u2014 Daniel Gross , Newsweek , 3 Mar. 2008",
"In the Spanish conquest of the Incas, guns played only a minor role. \u2026 They did produce a big psychological effect on those occasions when they managed to fire. \u2014 Jared M. Diamond , Guns, Germs, and Steel , 1997",
"Economic effects of such high speed change are also unpredictable and somewhat chilling \u2026 \u2014 Genevieve Stuttaford , Publisher's Weekly , 29 July 1996",
"Unlike the venom of coral snakes, fer-de-lance venom has no direct effect on the nervous system but digests muscle, destroys blood cells and causes hemorrhaging and massive edema (swelling). \u2014 Robert K. Colwell , Natural History , April 1985",
"He now needs more of the drug to achieve the same effect .",
"The experience has had a bad effect on him.",
"Computers have had a profound effect on our lives.",
"The effects of the drug soon wore off.",
"This treatment causes fewer ill effects .",
"The change in policy had little effect on most people.",
"He was able to stop taking the drug without ill effect .",
"The total effect of the painting was one of gloom.",
"The color gives the effect of being warm.",
"He achieves amazing effects with wood.",
"Verb",
"As the whole progress of mathematics from its ancient simplicities to what we call its \"higher\" modern developments has been effected by assuming impossibilities and inconceivabilities, your line of argument does not seem to me conclusive. \u2014 Bernard Shaw circa 4 Nov. 1932 , in Collected Letters: 1926\u20131950 , 1988",
"When, at last, rescue is at hand, Jewitt has no hesitation in lying to his old friend and master, Maquinna, in order to effect his escape, although he does persuade the captain of the brig Lydia not to kill the chief. \u2014 Carolyn Kizer , New York Times Book Review , 21 Feb. 1988",
"I had just written the Gossets that your address was Drujon Lane, so I would be obliged if you would drop them a card and tell them your release has been effected . \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , The Habit of Being , 1979",
"Hitherto, while gathering up the discourse of Mr. Brocklehurst and Miss Temple, I had not, at the same time, neglected precautions to secure my personal safety; which I thought would be effected , if I could only elude observation. \u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb , Jane Eyre , 1847",
"They are trying to effect a settlement of the dispute.",
"The duty of the legislature is to effect the will of the people.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Cunningham proposed instituting a 72-year-old age limit for South Carolina politicians, a retirement bar already in effect for the state\u2019s judges, and one that would take a constitutional amendment, approved by voters, to implement. \u2014 Meg Kinnard, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
"Last, the retainer agreements often state something to the effect that the advisor is not providing tax or accounting advice. \u2014 Daniel Mayo, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
"Health experts say introducing too much fiber sourced within chia seeds overnight could lead to the exact opposite effect and may cause further constipation. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
"Alabama\u2019s crossover voting rule is in effect for the runoff. \u2014 Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
"Heat advisories were still in effect for parts of the coastal Carolinas, the Deep South, the Ozarks and the central Plains, but alerts had been dropped over the Midwest and parts of the Tennessee Valley. \u2014 Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"An excessive heat warning is in effect for parts of California and Arizona, where highs will again soar into the triple digits. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
"Flood watches are in effect for parts of Washington, northern Idaho and northwest Montana. \u2014 Steve Strouss, NBC News , 13 June 2022",
"The outlook is in effect for East Central and Southeast Indiana; Northeast and Northern Kentucky and Central, South Central, Southwest and West Central Ohio. \u2014 Emily Deletter, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 8a":"Noun",
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English effect, effete \"achievement, result, capacity to produce a result, gist, purpose,\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French effette, effect, borrowed from Latin effectus \"carrying out (of a purpose or task), result, mode of operation,\" from effec-, variant stem of efficere \"to make, construct, bring about, produce, carry out\" (from ef-, assimilated form of ex- ex- entry 1 + facere \"to do, make, bring about\") + -tus, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at fact":"Noun",
"in part verbal derivative of effect entry 1 , in part borrowed from Latin effectus, past participle of efficere \"to make, bring about\" \u2014 more at effect entry 1":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"e-",
"\u0259-",
"\u0113-",
"i-\u02c8fekt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for effect Verb perform , execute , discharge , accomplish , achieve , effect , fulfill mean to carry out or into effect. perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill. performed gymnastics execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent. executed the hit-and-run discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks. discharged his duties accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out. accomplished everything they set out to do achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties. achieve greatness effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles. effected sweeping reforms fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities. fulfilled their ambitions",
"synonyms":[
"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"backwash",
"child",
"conclusion",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"fate",
"fruit",
"issue",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"precipitate",
"product",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073459",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
"effecter":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of effecter variant spelling of effector 1"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[],
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-092308",
"type":[]
},
"effectful":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": creating effects : effectual":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-tf\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113117",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"effectible":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": capable of being effected":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-t\u0259b\u0259l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172442",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"effective":{
"antonyms":[
"fruitless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficient",
"inoperative",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive",
"useless"
],
"definitions":{
": actual":[
"the need to increase effective demand for goods"
],
": being in effect : operative":[
"the tax becomes effective next year"
],
": equal to the rate of simple interest that yields the same amount when the interest is paid once at the end of the interest period as a quoted rate of interest does when calculated at compound interest over the same period \u2014 compare nominal sense 4":[],
": impressive , striking":[
"a gold lam\u00e9 fabric studded with effective \u2026 precious stones",
"\u2014 Stanley Marcus"
],
": producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect":[
"an effective policy"
],
": ready for service or action":[
"effective manpower"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"These commercials were extremely effective as marketing tools, but we now know that chocolate swimming pools and candy-coating showers play no part in the manufacture of real M&M's. Instead, the ellipsoid chocolate centers of plain M&M's are formed by machines. \u2014 David Owen , Atlantic , October 1988",
"My feeling is that by waiting for the right moment to let rip, a film is infinitely more effective , especially with characters you have come to like. \u2014 Clive Barker , in Cinefantastique , September 1987",
"But Tammy's most effective remedy for stress, both then and now, was the same as Imelda Marcos's: shopping up a storm. \"It's kind of a hobby to help my nerves,\" she explained \u2026 \u2014 Jean Seligman , Newsweek , 8 June 1987",
"It's a simple but effective technique.",
"He gave an effective speech.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Convents and monasteries can be cost- effective alternative accommodations. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Others might want to bring more attention to their new business or offer a cost- effective content platform for audiences to connect with a brand. \u2014 Ginni Saraswati, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Domestic manufacturing of these types of chips is also vital and could be far more cost- effective and economically scalable. \u2014 Scott White, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Increasingly, content is becoming the most cost- effective way to achieve that result. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, a Boston drug pricing watchdog, recently said that beti-cel could be considered cost- effective in that price range. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"FEMA Press Secretary Jeremy Edwards said in a statement the process can be lengthy, in part, because the agency must determine that a buyout is cost- effective and complies with environmental and historic preservation requirements. \u2014 Ben Finley, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"The system is designed to meet electricity consumption in the most cost- effective way by instantaneously matching supply to demand. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"This will minimize the amount of time the latter is opened, works out to be more cost effective , and easier than buying a bigger primary cooler. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Laurent Morali, president of Kushner Cos., will take over as chief executive effective immediately, the firm said. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021",
"California\u2019s coronavirus dashboard showed an R- effective of 0.81 for San Francisco as of Wednesday. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2021",
"AstraZeneca is working with the Serum Institute, as is Novavax, whose vaccine looks to be ninety-six-per-cent effective . \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 3 June 2021",
"One way is through applied topical insect repellent, the most (and arguably only) effective of which contain DEET. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 28 Apr. 2021",
"But even for a team loaded at the position, the effective of Oregon\u2019s ground game, especially in the second half, in its first two games is outlandish. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Nov. 2020",
"The agency had already announced that a vaccine would have to prove at least 50-percent effective at preventing COVID-19 to earn full approval. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 24 Sep. 2020",
"In this scenario, infections will decline even if face masks are only 50-percent effective . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 12 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1708, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English effectif, borrowed from Late Latin effect\u012bvus \"producing a result, efficient,\" going back to Latin, \"involving an end product,\" from effectus, past participle of efficere \"to make, bring about, produce, carry out\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at effect entry 1":"Adjective",
"derivative of effective entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"e-",
"\u0113-",
"\u0259-",
"i-\u02c8fek-tiv"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for effective Adjective effective , effectual , efficient , efficacious mean producing or capable of producing a result. effective stresses the actual production of or the power to produce an effect. an effective rebuttal effectual suggests the accomplishment of a desired result especially as viewed after the fact. the measures to stop the pilfering proved effectual efficient suggests an acting or a potential for action or use in such a way as to avoid loss or waste of energy in effecting, producing, or functioning. an efficient small car efficacious suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that gives effective power. a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease",
"synonyms":[
"effectual",
"efficacious",
"efficient",
"fruitful",
"operative",
"potent",
"productive"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021325",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"effective aperture":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013137",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"effective current":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the value of an alternating or otherwise variable current that would result in the same heat production in a circuit as that of a direct current in the same length of time : the square root of the means of the squares of the instantaneous values of an alternating current":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095714",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"effective date":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the day when a law, rule, contract, etc., starts to be used":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032557",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"effective horsepower":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the net horsepower required to move a vehicle or boat that is the part of the total propelling engine horsepower that remains after deducting losses due to engine friction and propeller and other inefficiencies":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004944",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"effective pitch":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": the distance an airplane advances along its flight path for one revolution of the propeller : pitch":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135524",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"effectively":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": in an effective manner":[
"dealt with the problem effectively"
],
": in effect : virtually":[
"by withholding further funds they effectively killed the project"
]
},
"examples":[
"Try to communicate your ideas more effectively .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This means that teams effectively have three bonus spots on their squad. \u2014 Steve Price, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"That means that much of the time, this laptop effectively has one port. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 23 June 2022",
"In a system that works by consensus, any nation effectively has a veto over new members. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
"The Food and Drug Administration has effectively banned vaping company Juul\u2019s products from the U.S. marketplace, issuing denial orders for all of its e-cigarette products that are currently available. \u2014 Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"World swimming\u2019s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women\u2019s events, starting Monday. \u2014 Ciar\u00e1n Fahey, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"World swimming\u2019s governing body effectively banned transgender athletes from competing in women\u2019s events on Sunday. \u2014 Ciar\u00c1n Fahey, ajc , 19 June 2022",
"The 1720 Bubble Act effectively banned new joint stock companies but didn\u2019t eliminate existing corporations. \u2014 WSJ , 5 June 2022",
"This is especially important since the centre effectively has a veto in the GST Council. \u2014 Umang Poddar, Quartz , 22 May 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-",
"i-\u02c8fek-tiv-l\u0113",
"e-",
"\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082109",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"effectiveness":{
"antonyms":[
"fruitless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficient",
"inoperative",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive",
"useless"
],
"definitions":{
": actual":[
"the need to increase effective demand for goods"
],
": being in effect : operative":[
"the tax becomes effective next year"
],
": equal to the rate of simple interest that yields the same amount when the interest is paid once at the end of the interest period as a quoted rate of interest does when calculated at compound interest over the same period \u2014 compare nominal sense 4":[],
": impressive , striking":[
"a gold lam\u00e9 fabric studded with effective \u2026 precious stones",
"\u2014 Stanley Marcus"
],
": producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect":[
"an effective policy"
],
": ready for service or action":[
"effective manpower"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"These commercials were extremely effective as marketing tools, but we now know that chocolate swimming pools and candy-coating showers play no part in the manufacture of real M&M's. Instead, the ellipsoid chocolate centers of plain M&M's are formed by machines. \u2014 David Owen , Atlantic , October 1988",
"My feeling is that by waiting for the right moment to let rip, a film is infinitely more effective , especially with characters you have come to like. \u2014 Clive Barker , in Cinefantastique , September 1987",
"But Tammy's most effective remedy for stress, both then and now, was the same as Imelda Marcos's: shopping up a storm. \"It's kind of a hobby to help my nerves,\" she explained \u2026 \u2014 Jean Seligman , Newsweek , 8 June 1987",
"It's a simple but effective technique.",
"He gave an effective speech.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Convents and monasteries can be cost- effective alternative accommodations. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
"Others might want to bring more attention to their new business or offer a cost- effective content platform for audiences to connect with a brand. \u2014 Ginni Saraswati, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
"Domestic manufacturing of these types of chips is also vital and could be far more cost- effective and economically scalable. \u2014 Scott White, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"Increasingly, content is becoming the most cost- effective way to achieve that result. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
"The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, a Boston drug pricing watchdog, recently said that beti-cel could be considered cost- effective in that price range. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 June 2022",
"FEMA Press Secretary Jeremy Edwards said in a statement the process can be lengthy, in part, because the agency must determine that a buyout is cost- effective and complies with environmental and historic preservation requirements. \u2014 Ben Finley, ajc , 18 June 2022",
"The system is designed to meet electricity consumption in the most cost- effective way by instantaneously matching supply to demand. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"This will minimize the amount of time the latter is opened, works out to be more cost effective , and easier than buying a bigger primary cooler. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Laurent Morali, president of Kushner Cos., will take over as chief executive effective immediately, the firm said. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 19 Oct. 2021",
"California\u2019s coronavirus dashboard showed an R- effective of 0.81 for San Francisco as of Wednesday. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 June 2021",
"AstraZeneca is working with the Serum Institute, as is Novavax, whose vaccine looks to be ninety-six-per-cent effective . \u2014 Sue Halpern, The New Yorker , 3 June 2021",
"One way is through applied topical insect repellent, the most (and arguably only) effective of which contain DEET. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 28 Apr. 2021",
"But even for a team loaded at the position, the effective of Oregon\u2019s ground game, especially in the second half, in its first two games is outlandish. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Nov. 2020",
"The agency had already announced that a vaccine would have to prove at least 50-percent effective at preventing COVID-19 to earn full approval. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 24 Sep. 2020",
"In this scenario, infections will decline even if face masks are only 50-percent effective . \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 12 June 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"1708, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English effectif, borrowed from Late Latin effect\u012bvus \"producing a result, efficient,\" going back to Latin, \"involving an end product,\" from effectus, past participle of efficere \"to make, bring about, produce, carry out\" + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at effect entry 1":"Adjective",
"derivative of effective entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"e-",
"i-\u02c8fek-tiv",
"\u0259-",
"\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for effective Adjective effective , effectual , efficient , efficacious mean producing or capable of producing a result. effective stresses the actual production of or the power to produce an effect. an effective rebuttal effectual suggests the accomplishment of a desired result especially as viewed after the fact. the measures to stop the pilfering proved effectual efficient suggests an acting or a potential for action or use in such a way as to avoid loss or waste of energy in effecting, producing, or functioning. an efficient small car efficacious suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that gives effective power. a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease",
"synonyms":[
"effectual",
"efficacious",
"efficient",
"fruitful",
"operative",
"potent",
"productive"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073307",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"effectual":{
"antonyms":[
"fruitless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficient",
"inoperative",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive",
"useless"
],
"definitions":{
": producing or able to produce a desired effect":[]
},
"examples":[
"acting like a jerk has generally not been a terribly effectual dating strategy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For more than 150 years, HBCUs have played a vital role in ensuring that African Americans and students of all races can receive a competitive education and become influential leaders and effectual changemakers. \u2014 Glamour , 26 May 2022",
"The comedy of Dugan\u2019s writing and delivery aren\u2019t all that effectual . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2021",
"The work continues\u2014certainly more effectual , if not louder, than the sound bites. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Susan\u2019s affectionate, dexterous, sensible activity was never more wanted, or more effectual . \u2014 Longreads , 27 Mar. 2020",
"The most that can be decisively taken from all this is that the factors that render radical action productive or counterproductive, effectual or ineffectual, are complex. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 30 May 2020",
"The effectual difference between them is like the difference in Coke, Pepsi, and RC Cola. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The iron dike invented by Mr. S. B. Driggs, of New York, seems to put an effectual barrier in the way of these destructive agents. \u2014 Daniel C. Schlenoff, Scientific American , 13 July 2018",
"While history may remember Tillerson as one of the least competent and effectual secretaries of state in modern American history, in the final analysis, that\u2019s not why he was fired. \u2014 Jonah Shepp, Daily Intelligencer , 14 Mar. 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English effectuel, effectual \"efficacious, effective, legally binding,\" borrowed from Anglo-French effectuel, borrowed from Medieval Latin effectu\u0101lis, from Latin effectu-, stem of effectus \"achievement, result, effect entry 1 \" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1":""
},
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"-\u02c8feksh-w\u0259l",
"-ch\u00fc(-\u0259)l",
"i-\u02c8fek-ch\u0259(-w\u0259)l",
"i-\u02c8fek-ch\u0259-w\u0259l"
],
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"efficacious",
"efficient",
"fruitful",
"operative",
"potent",
"productive"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"effectuate":{
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": to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect sense 2":[
"\u2026 the insured or depositor relies on the insurer or bank to effectuate his wishes \u2026",
"\u2014 William M. McGovern, Jr. et al.",
"\u2026 emphasizing the importance of institutions in effectuating good works \u2026",
"\u2014 Aaron Wildavsky"
]
},
"examples":[
"the hope that the greater social interaction between native residents and the immigrants will effectuate greater understanding and harmony",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But the groundwork is still being laid to effectuate real change, Hedden-Nicely said. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan And Felicia Fonseca, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022",
"On the contrary, true digital transformations encompass reevaluating current business processes and re-architecting them from the ground up to effectuate radical change. \u2014 Jonathan Cardella, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
"But the groundwork is still being laid to effectuate real change, Hedden-Nicely said. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan And Felicia Fonseca, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Allen cited that conversation as the catalyst to effectuate change for the greater good, by building the world\u2019s biggest media company. \u2014 Essence , 26 June 2020",
"But the groundwork is still being laid to effectuate real change, Hedden-Nicely said. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan And Felicia Fonseca, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022",
"But the groundwork is still being laid to effectuate real change, Hedden-Nicely said. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan And Felicia Fonseca, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Friday\u2019s pledge by Florida lawmakers to effectuate change in our industry is welcome. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 7 Apr. 2022",
"But the groundwork is still being laid to effectuate real change, Hedden-Nicely said. \u2014 Susan Montoya Bryan And Felicia Fonseca, Chron , 3 Apr. 2022"
],
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined above":""
},
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"probably borrowed (with addition of -ate entry 4 ) from Middle French effectuer, affectuer, borrowed from Medieval Latin effectu\u0101re, verbal derivative of Latin effectus \"achievement, result, effect entry 1 \"":""
},
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"-ch\u00fc-\u02cc\u0101t",
"i-\u02c8fek-ch\u0259-\u02ccw\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"beget",
"breed",
"bring",
"bring about",
"bring on",
"catalyze",
"cause",
"create",
"do",
"draw on",
"effect",
"engender",
"generate",
"induce",
"invoke",
"make",
"occasion",
"produce",
"prompt",
"result (in)",
"spawn",
"translate (into)",
"work",
"yield"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025450",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"effeminate":{
"antonyms":[
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"masculine",
"virile"
],
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": an effeminate person":[],
": having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner":[],
": marked by an unbecoming delicacy or overrefinement":[
"effeminate art",
"an effeminate civilization"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adjective",
"He had a high and somewhat effeminate voice.",
"a comedian deliberately affecting effeminate mannerisms",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"Last year, this manifested itself in sudden and disruptive bans on online tutoring, campaigns against effeminate celebrities, on-and-off restrictions on burning coal and regulatory assaults on consumer Internet companies. \u2014 Greg Ip, WSJ , 5 Jan. 2022",
"Smit-McPhee grew up in Melbourne not always fitting among the sporty boys at his school, a heterosexual young man with conspicuously effeminate traits. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Soon after moving in together, Rose finds an unexpected adversary in George's lonely, jealous brother, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch), who casually taunts and torments her and her effeminate teenage son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee). \u2014 Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY , 18 Nov. 2021",
"Last Thursday, China\u2019s National Radio and Television Administration announced that Chinese media should stop effeminate male celebrities as well as celebrities who are not politically vocal from appearing on television. \u2014 Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News , 13 Sep. 2021",
"Later in the season, the show introduces Rahim, a gay student from an Iranian Muslim family, who is more outwardly effeminate than Victor or Benji. \u2014 Jackson Mchenry, Vulture , 11 June 2021",
"Her father, eager to change his effeminate child\u2019s ways, would drag the child to boxing matches. \u2014 Frances Robles, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2020",
"There are fewer languid, sleek, effeminate bodies and more muscle. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 19 Sep. 2020",
"Performing slightly effeminate blundering outrage \u2014 not playing gay, exactly, but not not gay either \u2014 Lynde set a pattern. \u2014 James Hibberd, EW.com , 19 May 2020",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Archie is not pleased when son-in-law Michael and daughter Gloria invite their effeminate \u2014 but, as Michael says, not gay \u2014 friend for lunch. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"Some of the reasons include stigma, shame and being perceived as effeminate . \u2014 Sean Loughran, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
"As the effeminate , rangy Peter, 25-year-old Kodi Smit-McPhee taps into a rich vein of mystery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Experts have said that Asian men, in particular, must deal with emasculation, or being cast as effeminate and weak. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Yet Grindr's disappearance in China may be also linked to Beijing's ongoing push to encourage 'traditional' family values and discourage ' effeminate ' and 'sissy' men as the country grapples with a demographic crisis. \u2014 Yvonne Lau, Fortune , 2 Feb. 2022",
"For Campion, the film\u2019s key dynamic is between Phil and Rose\u2019s effeminate son, Peter (Kodi Smit-McPhee) \u2014 the former constantly terrorizing the latter. \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
"As the story unfolds, Phil\u2019s disdain for Rose and her effeminate son drive Rose to drink. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 13 Nov. 2021",
"Why is Phil so cruel to the effeminate , slender young man"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Latin effeminatus , from past participle of effeminare to make effeminate, from ex- + femina woman \u2014 more at feminine":"Adjective"
},
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"\u0259-\u02c8fe-m\u0259-n\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"effete",
"epicene",
"sissified",
"sissy",
"unmanly",
"womanish"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100236",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"effeminize":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to make effeminate":[
"he has become effeminized, without having the virtues of being frankly feminine",
"\u2014 Sinclair Lewis"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"effemin(ate) + -ize":""
},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130232",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"effendi":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a man of property, authority, or education in an eastern Mediterranean country":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"And David, once dignified with the Turkish honorific effendi , would die in Auschwitz with much of his family in 1943. \u2014 The Economist , 2 Jan. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1614, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Turkish efendi master, from Modern Greek aphent\u0113s , alteration of Greek authent\u0113s \u2014 more at authentic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"e-\u02c8fen-d\u0113",
"\u0259-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192632",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"efference":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": efferent activity":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ef(\u0259)r\u0259n(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222801",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"efferent":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French eff\u00e9rent , from Latin efferent-, efferens , present participle of efferre to carry outward, from ex- + ferre to carry \u2014 more at bear":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8ef-\u0259-r\u0259nt; \u02c8ef-\u02ccer-\u0259nt",
"-\u02ccfer-",
"\u02c8e-f\u0259r-\u0259nt",
"\u02c8\u0113-\u02ccfer-",
"\u02c8\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054205",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"effervesce":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes":[],
": to show liveliness or exhilaration":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The 3,472-square-mile park encompassing the caldera is filled with geologic wonderlands of sprouting geysers and effervescing pools, all ultimately driven by magma and superheated fluids churning in the rock below the surface. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Mar. 2020",
"Sulfur dioxide, which effervesces from active volcanic vents and craters, reacts with sunlight, moisture, particulate and oxygen to produce clouds of fine particles. \u2014 Maya Wei-haas, Smithsonian , 25 May 2018",
"For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. \u2014 Lisa Ryan, The Cut , 2 May 2018",
"For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. \u2014 Ellen Barry, New York Times , 1 May 2018",
"Siphons charge the cocktails with CO2, which change their texture, making the flavors effervesce and pop. \u2014 Lauren Le Vine, Redbook , 28 June 2013",
"For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. \u2014 Lisa Ryan, The Cut , 2 May 2018",
"For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. \u2014 Lisa Ryan, The Cut , 2 May 2018",
"For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent. \u2014 Lisa Ryan, The Cut , 2 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1784, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin effervescere , from ex- + fervescere to begin to boil, inchoative of ferv\u0113re to boil \u2014 more at brew":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-f\u0259r-\u02c8ves",
"\u02ccef-\u0259r-\u02c8ves"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095916",
"type":[
"adjective",
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"effervescence":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an appealingly lively quality":[
"the effervescence of youth",
"an actress admired for her energy and effervescence"
],
": the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing":[
"They produced a still wine \u2026, then put it through a second fermentation to raise the alcohol level and create the effervescence .",
"\u2014 Jim Gordon"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-f\u0259r-\u02c8ve-s\u1d4an(t)s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165924",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"effervescent":{
"antonyms":[
"low-spirited",
"sullen"
],
"definitions":{
": having the property of forming bubbles : marked by or producing effervescence":[
"an effervescent beverage",
"effervescent salts",
"an effervescent tablet"
],
": marked by or expressing an appealingly lively quality":[
"an effervescent person/personality",
"a song with an effervescent melody",
"She was a marvel with the press: fresh, direct, effervescent .",
"\u2014 Bruce Anderson",
"Conditions being as they were at Brinkley Court \u2026 I hadn't expected the evening meal to be particularly effervescent . Nor was it. Silent. Sombre. The whole thing more than a bit like Christmas dinner on Devil's Island.",
"\u2014 P. G. Wodehouse"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-f\u0259r-\u02c8ve-s\u1d4ant"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"bouncy",
"bubbly",
"buoyant",
"crank",
"exuberant",
"frolic",
"frolicsome",
"gamesome",
"gay",
"high-spirited",
"vivacious"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115911",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"effervescible":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": able or ready to effervesce":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034628",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"effete":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": effeminate sense 1":[
"a good-humored, effete boy brought up by maiden aunts",
"\u2014 Herman Wouk"
],
": having lost character, vitality, or strength":[
"the effete monarchies \u2026 of feudal Europe",
"\u2014 G. M. Trevelyan",
"\u2026 macrophages that recycle used iron from effete red cells.",
"\u2014 Nancy C. Andrews"
],
": marked by weakness or decadence":[
"the effete East"
],
": no longer fertile":[]
},
"examples":[
"effete members of the aristocracy",
"the soft, effete society that marked the final years of the Roman empire",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The addition of Tom Hardy as Alfie Solomons, the hilariously effete and savage leader of a Jewish London gang, was a stroke of brilliance. \u2014 Taylor Antrim, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
"The guns were symbols of outdoorsmanship, both rugged and effete . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The former investment banker is attacked both by Le Pen and his critics to the left as an effete figure ruling for the rich, disconnected from the concerns of ordinary French workers. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
"Many West Pakistanis\u2014particularly those in the military establishment\u2014also regarded the Bengalis as racially inferior, dismissing them as effete and unmanly. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2022",
"Battling Butler: One of Buster Keaton\u2019s biggest hits at the time, the silent film about a wealthy, effete young man who ends up forced to train as a boxer showcased Keaton\u2019s signature physical humor as well as his ability as a director and editor. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Dec. 2021",
"The oppressive clouds of misogyny ever hovering over her protagonists not only menace Rose and the effete Peter, but force Phil, who has a Yale degree in classics, into near-parodic displays of rugged, working-class masculinity. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Dec. 2021",
"Francis is portrayed as snippy and effete , but his politics are more uncompromising than Bernie Sanders\u2019. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Haynes is an effete pop-nerd who imitates pop-culture precedents. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 15 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin effetus , from ex- + fetus fruitful \u2014 more at feminine":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"e-\u02c8f\u0113t",
"i-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"decadent",
"decayed",
"degenerate",
"overripe",
"washed-up"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082221",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"efficacious":{
"antonyms":[
"fruitless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficient",
"inoperative",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive",
"useless"
],
"definitions":{
": having the power to produce a desired effect":[
"an efficacious remedy"
]
},
"examples":[
"taking a cookie break while studying is one of the most efficacious ways of rejuvenating the mind that I have ever discovered",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over decades, UFAs have demonstrated their value by accelerating patients\u2019 access to safe and efficacious medicines. \u2014 Wayne Winegarden, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Seriously, who can say no to efficacious clean concealers and foundations",
"Conversations on access and successfully treating psychiatric diagnoses often return to the question of efficacious medicines. \u2014 Kathleen Frazier, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Though the idea of the best clean concealers might conjure up depictions of serum-like dewy makeup formulas, Lawless\u2019s concealer proves that even skin-friendly offerings can deliver an efficacious matte finish. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"L'Occitane Known for botanical scents and pampering textures, L'Occitane's skincare and haircare products have also been multiple time GH Sustainability Award winners for their efficacious formulations and thoughtful, minimal waste packaging. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The two-dose regimen didn\u2019t prove as efficacious in protecting the youngest children from infection and disease, especially against the Omicron variant, as health officials had hoped. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The cutting-edge Swiss skincare brand is famous for their impressively efficacious formulas and this assortment turns back the clock in style. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Because mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna need to be kept cold and their global supply is sparse, medical authorities instead used less efficacious but easier to transport vaccines like Sinovac, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca. \u2014 USA Today , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French efficace \"effective\" or its source Latin effic\u0101c-, effic\u0101x \"capable of fulfilling a function, effective\" (from efficere \"to make, bring about, produce, carry out\" + -\u0101c-, -\u0101x, deverbal suffix denoting habitual or successful performance) + -ious \u2014 more at effect entry 1 , audacious":""
},
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"\u02cce-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for efficacious effective , effectual , efficient , efficacious mean producing or capable of producing a result. effective stresses the actual production of or the power to produce an effect. an effective rebuttal effectual suggests the accomplishment of a desired result especially as viewed after the fact. the measures to stop the pilfering proved effectual efficient suggests an acting or a potential for action or use in such a way as to avoid loss or waste of energy in effecting, producing, or functioning. an efficient small car efficacious suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that gives effective power. a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease",
"synonyms":[
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"efficient",
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"productive"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172716",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"efficaciousness":{
"antonyms":[
"fruitless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficient",
"inoperative",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive",
"useless"
],
"definitions":{
": having the power to produce a desired effect":[
"an efficacious remedy"
]
},
"examples":[
"taking a cookie break while studying is one of the most efficacious ways of rejuvenating the mind that I have ever discovered",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Over decades, UFAs have demonstrated their value by accelerating patients\u2019 access to safe and efficacious medicines. \u2014 Wayne Winegarden, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Seriously, who can say no to efficacious clean concealers and foundations",
"Conversations on access and successfully treating psychiatric diagnoses often return to the question of efficacious medicines. \u2014 Kathleen Frazier, Variety , 20 May 2022",
"Though the idea of the best clean concealers might conjure up depictions of serum-like dewy makeup formulas, Lawless\u2019s concealer proves that even skin-friendly offerings can deliver an efficacious matte finish. \u2014 Kiana Murden, Vogue , 18 May 2022",
"L'Occitane Known for botanical scents and pampering textures, L'Occitane's skincare and haircare products have also been multiple time GH Sustainability Award winners for their efficacious formulations and thoughtful, minimal waste packaging. \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 28 Apr. 2022",
"The two-dose regimen didn\u2019t prove as efficacious in protecting the youngest children from infection and disease, especially against the Omicron variant, as health officials had hoped. \u2014 Alice Park, Time , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The cutting-edge Swiss skincare brand is famous for their impressively efficacious formulas and this assortment turns back the clock in style. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
"Because mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna need to be kept cold and their global supply is sparse, medical authorities instead used less efficacious but easier to transport vaccines like Sinovac, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca. \u2014 USA Today , 20 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French efficace \"effective\" or its source Latin effic\u0101c-, effic\u0101x \"capable of fulfilling a function, effective\" (from efficere \"to make, bring about, produce, carry out\" + -\u0101c-, -\u0101x, deverbal suffix denoting habitual or successful performance) + -ious \u2014 more at effect entry 1 , audacious":""
},
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"\u02cce-f\u0259-\u02c8k\u0101-sh\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for efficacious effective , effectual , efficient , efficacious mean producing or capable of producing a result. effective stresses the actual production of or the power to produce an effect. an effective rebuttal effectual suggests the accomplishment of a desired result especially as viewed after the fact. the measures to stop the pilfering proved effectual efficient suggests an acting or a potential for action or use in such a way as to avoid loss or waste of energy in effecting, producing, or functioning. an efficient small car efficacious suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that gives effective power. a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114818",
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"noun"
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"the limited efficacity of the primitive tool as an instrument for cutting raw meat",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Employing touchscreens for voting results in the adoption of technology for its own sake rather than to provide efficacity . \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 10 Nov. 2019"
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"In the planner's view, Rumsfeld had two goals: to demonstrate the efficacy of precision bombing and to \"do the war on the cheap.\" \u2014 Seymour M. Hersh , New Yorker , 7 Apr. 2003",
"Vaccines exist, but their efficacy against aerosolized plague is unknown. \u2014 Sharon Begley et al. , Newsweek , 8 Oct. 2001",
"\u2026 efficacy does not have to be demonstrated before homeopathic products are marketed. \u2014 Alison Abbott et al. , Nature , 26 Sept. 1996",
"questioned the efficacy of the alarms in actually preventing auto theft",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Pfizer and BioNTech provided figures for the efficacy of the vaccine that appeared to show the monovalent vaccine might boost antibody titers more. \u2014 Matthew Herper, STAT , 28 June 2022",
"Remember that the efficacy of zero trust depends on 100% deployment. \u2014 Lou Senko, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"This will range from the efficacy of the planning data and tools to the stability and volatility of the data over time, as well as its usability within the buying process with Strata/Freewheel. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 23 June 2022",
"Amid the debate over the efficacy of the speed cameras, aldermen also introduced a rash of new legislation on safety for bicyclists following recent deaths of cyclists who were struck by cars. \u2014 Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune , 22 June 2022",
"Pfizer's estimate for vaccine efficacy of three doses in fending off symptomatic infection is also much higher than Moderna's estimate for two doses during the Omicron wave. \u2014 Alexander Tin, CBS News , 17 June 2022",
"During the pandemic, the company began clamping down on disinformation about the coronavirus and the efficacy of vaccines. \u2014 Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
"To fulfill its guarantee, each bottle is made up of extra overages, is handled with care, and is tested for efficacy . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
"So even if mask mandates to return to big cities, the efficacy of such orders might have limited preventative effect at restaurants. \u2014 Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report , 9 June 2022"
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"Like a page-turner of a novel, [Nomar] Garciaparra keeps you eager to see what comes next, especially this season, when he will have the most efficient RBI machine in baseball, free-agent signee Manny Ramirez, riding shotgun with him. \u2014 Tom Verducci , Sports Illustrated , 5 Mar. 2001",
"Short and muscular, he is as efficient as a surgeon, cracking eggs with one hand and tossing the shells into the basket under the counter behind him without looking, flipping bread into the slots of a row of toasters, and literally throwing \"to go\" orders ten feet down the counter to the guy manning the cash register. \u2014 Paul Baumann , Commonweal , 18 July 1997",
"Wilde was wearing two emeralds, \u2026 one on the little finger of each hand. That on the left was the efficient cause of all joys, that on the right of misfortunes. Asked why he continued to wear the one on the right, Wilde said, \"One needs misfortunes to live happily.\" \u2014 Richard Ellmann , Oscar Wilde , (1984) 1988",
"Originally designed for the preparation of desserts, the woks eventually proved their versatility as efficient vessels for stir-frying, deep-frying, and the reduction of liquids. \u2014 Kemp Miles Minifie , Gourmet , November 1988",
"that manual lawn mower is not a very efficient tool for doing a huge yard",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Partnership agreements present another opportunity to ensure efficient and secure sharing between organizations. \u2014 Bryan Crutchfield, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
"But that would be far less efficient and less likely to result in pregnancy, Moutos said. \u2014 Aria Bendix, NBC News , 29 June 2022",
"That has to be done through data though, to be efficient and to scale. \u2014 Teddy Amenabar, Washington Post , 28 June 2022",
"With collective expertise, sustainable practices can be combined with safe, efficient , and effective methods of care to deliver better outcomes at lower costs using less energy and materials and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. \u2014 Kees Wesdorp, STAT , 23 June 2022",
"Giga Shanghai is believed by many analysts to be the pearl in Tesla\u2019s crown, the most productive, efficient and profitable factory, churning out Model 3 and Model Y cars with quality superior to the Fremont facility in California. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 21 June 2022",
"Women organize into efficient and congruous guilds. \u2014 Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic , 16 June 2022",
"How does this regulatory system ensure efficient and effective spending to achieve rate reduction",
"But one key reason is also that the software technology behind most cryptocurrencies promises a revolution in finance \u2013 through efficient and secure transactions independent of the traditional banking system. \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022"
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"Middle English, \"active, immediate (of a cause),\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin efficient-, efficiens \"producing or giving rise to something, immediate (of a cause), active,\" from present participle of efficere \"to make, bring about, produce, carry out\" \u2014 more at effect entry 1":""
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"created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season",
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"Her later conversations with Molly effloresce into speaking aloud her own anxieties. \u2014 Angelica Jade Basti\u00e9n, Vulture , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Within days of an eruption, white bacterial mats effloresce like dustings of snow, blizzardings dancing in the currents. \u2014 Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2021",
"Republican nominee Marc Molinaro would no doubt want to mention the corruption that has effloresced on Mr. Cuomo\u2019s watch, the lousy upstate economy, and the decline of New York City\u2019s subways. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2018",
"Cherry blossoms effloresced on collars and scarves. \u2014 Isaac Oliver, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2017"
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"One prong involves the agency\u2019s decision to issue the permit without setting specific effluent limits on mercury and other pollutants. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
"The soil under its 2.7 million South Florida residents allows septic tank effluent to reach groundwater, a problem intensified by climate change. \u2014 Jim Morrison, Anchorage Daily News , 13 Apr. 2022",
"Utah\u2019s scientific community, however, fears island building could compound the lake\u2019s ecological problems stemming from invasive plants and fish, a legacy of effluent dumping, algal blooms and a loss of native biodiversity. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 Mar. 2022",
"On the west side of Phoenix, for example, effluent from a wastewater treatment plant pours into the Tres Rios Wetlands, covering about 700 acres along the Salt River. \u2014 Ian James, AZCentral.com , 8 Sep. 2021",
"That\u2019s necessary to protect the environment as effluent treatment prevents the discharge of hazardous substances that can contaminate ground water and cause illnesses and other issues. \u2014 Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"But if Chicago were allowed to discharge a portion of its highly treated, if not Perrier-pure, effluent into the lake \u2014 as do Milwaukee, Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland and every other major Great Lakes city \u2014 the project's cost would plummet. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
"For instance, the company upgraded its effluent treatment plant with new technology from the U.S. \u2014 Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
"That same high water also threatened Conneaut\u2019s sewer plant, which discharges treated effluent into a channel that connects to the lake. \u2014 Peter Krouse, cleveland , 20 Aug. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The pathogens and excess nutrients in that effluent can have harmful effects on humans and ecosystems, spelling trouble for anyone or anything downstream. \u2014 Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
"The district will also conduct ongoing studies of the effluent \u2019s impact on Gilbert Bay, and explore whether managing stormwater surges or occasional outflows to Farmington Bay will benefit the ecosystem and its migrating birds. \u2014 Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Aside from putting septic effluent into Utah\u2019s water supply, the Pacific pipeline is probably the most far-out item on the list. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
"The effluent is to be released into the soil in 1-foot intervals, rotated through 16 zones. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 May 2022",
"For example, 29% of wastewater effluent is now reused in the South Coast region, while only 9% of wastewater is recycled in the Bay Area. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"And high nitrogen levels caused by effluent from four sewage treatment plants were killing off fish and other creatures. \u2014 New York Times , 1 Apr. 2022",
"The effluent , along with uncontrolled industrial and agricultural runoff, degraded the water quality with nutrients and heavy metals. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
"My group first watched a video, which explained that the plant\u2019s effluent would be released into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, a thirty-mile-long waterway built in the late nineteenth century to rid the city of its ordure. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books , 9 Feb. 2022"
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"the effluvia from local sewage treatment plants polluting the river",
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"Telogen effluvium is hair loss caused by high stress, surgeries or other internal issues like thyroid problems or vitamin D deficiency. \u2014 Garrett Munce, Men's Health , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Then there\u2019s Telogen effluvium , or TE, a condition where a physical or emotional stress leads to a rapid shedding of the hair, especially along the temples and sides of the scalp. \u2014 Kristin Auble, Vogue , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Over the eight decades of Hanford\u2019s existence, radioactive waste has seeped into the groundwater and radioactive effluvium has been released into the air that has blown for miles. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Anagen effluvium is a nonscarring alopecia that affects the follicle in the growth stage when hair suffers a toxic shock (such as chemotherapy), fracturing the shaft in its active growth stage. \u2014 Kristin Auble, Vogue , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Telogen effluvium can be triggered by major stress, vitamin deficiencies, and the inevitable decrease in estrogen that occurs after delivery, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) explains. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 20 May 2021",
"Telogen effluvium is technically hair shedding rather than full-on hair loss, SELF explained previously. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 11 Aug. 2020",
"The delayed result, a form of diffuse hair loss called telogen effluvium , was causing her hair to fall out in frightening clumps. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2020",
"But this work\u2014to hold power to account, to safeguard the truth, to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, in Finley Peter Dunne\u2019s immortal words\u2014has entered into a fatal bargain with an effluvium that demeans and yet supports it. \u2014 Greg Jackson, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020"
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"Telogen effluvium is hair loss caused by high stress, surgeries or other internal issues like thyroid problems or vitamin D deficiency. \u2014 Garrett Munce, Men's Health , 22 Apr. 2022",
"Then there\u2019s Telogen effluvium , or TE, a condition where a physical or emotional stress leads to a rapid shedding of the hair, especially along the temples and sides of the scalp. \u2014 Kristin Auble, Vogue , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Over the eight decades of Hanford\u2019s existence, radioactive waste has seeped into the groundwater and radioactive effluvium has been released into the air that has blown for miles. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Oct. 2021",
"Anagen effluvium is a nonscarring alopecia that affects the follicle in the growth stage when hair suffers a toxic shock (such as chemotherapy), fracturing the shaft in its active growth stage. \u2014 Kristin Auble, Vogue , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Telogen effluvium can be triggered by major stress, vitamin deficiencies, and the inevitable decrease in estrogen that occurs after delivery, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) explains. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 20 May 2021",
"Telogen effluvium is technically hair shedding rather than full-on hair loss, SELF explained previously. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 11 Aug. 2020",
"The delayed result, a form of diffuse hair loss called telogen effluvium , was causing her hair to fall out in frightening clumps. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Feb. 2020",
"But this work\u2014to hold power to account, to safeguard the truth, to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, in Finley Peter Dunne\u2019s immortal words\u2014has entered into a fatal bargain with an effluvium that demeans and yet supports it. \u2014 Greg Jackson, Harper's magazine , 6 Jan. 2020"
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"Her efforts were rewarded with a new contract.",
"He lost the campaign despite the best efforts of his supporters.",
"Even though they didn't win, the team made a good effort .",
"Her early efforts at writing a novel were awkward.",
"Despite my best efforts , I never found out who she was.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Please consider supporting journalism that informs our democracy with a tax-deductible gift to this reporting effort at jsonline.com/RFA. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
"Humidity levels were expected to increase overnight, which would be key to the firefighting effort . \u2014 Gregory Yeestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
"The American teams were sometimes called Jedburgh, a reference to a World War II effort to train partisans behind enemy lines, the official said. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
"Proceeds to benefit nonprofit organizations providing aid to the humanitarian effort in Ukraine. \u2014 Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
"Participants who contribute 25,000 yen ($185) to the Tokorozawa city effort will be gifted with prints of Totoro background artwork from Ghibli. \u2014 Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"The statement also points out that the GDC has a full-time coordinator for monitoring gangs, known within the prison system as Security Threat Groups, along with 31 sergeant positions devoted to that effort . \u2014 Danny Robbins, ajc , 23 June 2022",
"The panel examined Trump's strategy of putting forward false electors on his behalf from states actually won by Biden -- and revealed evidence, committee members argued, directly linking the former president to the effort . \u2014 Benjamin Siegel, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
"The search has now moved to a recovery effort , with the US Coast Guard leading the mission, Sanchez said. \u2014 Rebekah Riess, CNN , 18 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"Middle French, from Old French esforz, esfort , from esforcier to force, from ex- + forcier to force":""
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"-\u02ccf\u022frt",
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"the book's abstruse subject matter and dense prose make for effortful reading",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Holmes\u2019s famous Muppet baritone becomes a facet of her effortful social clumsiness. \u2014 Molly Fischer, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"But doing so always feels subtly effortful , like speaking a fluent but not native second language. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 28 May 2022",
"Ken Ueno\u2019s score is subtly chant-like, serving less to announce itself as to empower the performers on their effortful path to self-expression. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Her supportiveness sounded the slightest bit effortful . \u2014 Rachel Syme, The New Yorker , 29 Nov. 2021",
"Greer Grimsley\u2019s resonant bass-baritone was here faded and effortful , and not always easy to follow. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
"Thinking, on its own, is surprisingly effortful and even a little bit boring, and people will do almost anything to avoid it. \u2014 Matthew Baldwin, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
"The staging of a climactic act of family healing on the slopes, while nicely comic, requires a hefty suspension of disbelief, and the final neat switch from the film\u2019s coach journey-from-hell into an elevator disaster is a shade effortful . \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 7 Jan. 2022",
"The latter appear onscreen subtitle-style, stripped of any cloyingly effortful attempts to appear overly modern. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 22 Nov. 2021"
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"circa 1895, in the meaning defined above":""
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"She walked with effortless grace.",
"His writing is known for its seemingly effortless style.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The climb to 60 miles per hour was effortless , and the ride remained stable and sedate. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Building products that are effortless for the user takes a tremendous amount of time and effort on the part of developers. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Since the TikTok starlet practically lives in Y2K clothing all the time, the transition from daywear to beachwear is effortless . \u2014 Seventeen , 16 May 2022",
"In Lab tests, the bag received perfect scores for being effortless to open and close. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"And of course, leave it to Amazon to deliver a handful of effortless , seasonal styles in dozens of appealing colors and flattering silhouettes. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Their At the Borderline Eyeliner Marker in Midnight Black, which features a tapered tip that makes creating a Grande-level cat-eyes truly effortless . \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Do market research or a customer survey to understand and hone in on customer needs to make the process effortless . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"Hanah Bowen makes postseason softball look effortless . \u2014 Pj Brown, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022"
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"simple",
"smooth",
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"soft"
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"demanding",
"difficult",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"herculean",
"killer",
"labored",
"laborious",
"murderous",
"rough",
"severe",
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"toilsome",
"tough"
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"She walked with effortless grace.",
"His writing is known for its seemingly effortless style.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The climb to 60 miles per hour was effortless , and the ride remained stable and sedate. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
"Building products that are effortless for the user takes a tremendous amount of time and effort on the part of developers. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
"Since the TikTok starlet practically lives in Y2K clothing all the time, the transition from daywear to beachwear is effortless . \u2014 Seventeen , 16 May 2022",
"In Lab tests, the bag received perfect scores for being effortless to open and close. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 20 May 2022",
"And of course, leave it to Amazon to deliver a handful of effortless , seasonal styles in dozens of appealing colors and flattering silhouettes. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Their At the Borderline Eyeliner Marker in Midnight Black, which features a tapered tip that makes creating a Grande-level cat-eyes truly effortless . \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Do market research or a customer survey to understand and hone in on customer needs to make the process effortless . \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
"Hanah Bowen makes postseason softball look effortless . \u2014 Pj Brown, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022"
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"1801, in the meaning defined above":""
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": shameless boldness : insolence":[]
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"the little squirt had the effrontery to deny eating any cookies, even with the crumbs still on his lips",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Thompson, skilled at both effrontery and anxiety, mines that tension brilliantly. \u2014 Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
"What Negro actor at this stage in the world\u2019s history could dare bring to the role the effrontery Olivier does",
"Bergman, who romanced his leading ladies and strip mined his personal demons for material, was hardly the least self-involved of European auteurs, and Hansen-L\u00f8ve has fittingly responded with her own teasing display of meta- effrontery . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Oct. 2021",
"His crowded, unmasked political rallies were reckless acts of effrontery . \u2014 Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker , 28 Dec. 2020",
"The book reaches a pitch of patronizing superiority in the sections about Mr. Akhtar\u2019s father, an award-winning cardiologist who briefly treated Donald Trump and then had the effrontery to vote for his former patient in the 2016 election. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 23 Oct. 2020",
"The first major payoff, like subsequent depredations, was both complex\u2014involving a thicket of shell corporations and offshore money-laundering entrep\u00f4ts\u2014and crude, in view of the fraud\u2019s effrontery . \u2014 Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine , 27 Apr. 2020",
"The weather in Springfield was gusty and frigid, and most people wore parkas and winter hats, but some of the younger attendees, hopped up on adrenaline and public displays of effrontery , got by with hoodies and track pants. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 9 Apr. 2020",
"Saul\u2019s effrontery has long driven fastidious souls from galleries, including me years ago. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 10 Feb. 2020"
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"1697, in the meaning defined above":""
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"hutzpah",
"hutzpa",
"crust",
"face",
"gall",
"nerve",
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"pertness",
"presumption",
"presumptuousness",
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"noun"
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"blackness",
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": radiant splendor : brilliance":[]
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"the exceptional effulgence of the harvest moon is always a striking sight",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Just ask Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex who took her lit-from-within skin to the next level yesterday with an ample swirl of roseate blush applied to transform her pregnancy glow into a full-on display of effulgence . \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 30 Oct. 2018",
"One part shimmery smoky eye, one part unexpected pressing of pigment, Lopez's eyeshadow plotted with her luminous skin and swipe of pale pink lipgloss to exude effulgence . \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 22 Jan. 2018",
"Absent from Van Noten\u2019s three-decade career are stories of bankruptcy, strife, irresponsibility, overleverage, overexpansion, overspending or unhinged, dangerous effulgence . \u2014 Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2017"
],
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"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Late Latin effulgentia , from Latin effulgent-, effulgens , present participle of effulg\u0113re to shine forth, from ex- + fulg\u0113re to shine \u2014 more at fulgent":""
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"the exceptional effulgence of the harvest moon is always a striking sight",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Just ask Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex who took her lit-from-within skin to the next level yesterday with an ample swirl of roseate blush applied to transform her pregnancy glow into a full-on display of effulgence . \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 30 Oct. 2018",
"One part shimmery smoky eye, one part unexpected pressing of pigment, Lopez's eyeshadow plotted with her luminous skin and swipe of pale pink lipgloss to exude effulgence . \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 22 Jan. 2018",
"Absent from Van Noten\u2019s three-decade career are stories of bankruptcy, strife, irresponsibility, overleverage, overexpansion, overspending or unhinged, dangerous effulgence . \u2014 Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times , 16 Oct. 2017"
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"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Verb",
"pundits who should have known better effused endlessly about this idealistic but naive senator",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"In the weeks before the appearance of those lava- effusing fissures on its eastern flanks, the volcano had been inflating. \u2014 Robin George Andrews, New York Times , 22 Apr. 2020",
"The Eritrean leader also effused about the new era of friendly relations between the two countries. \u2014 Elias Meseret, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 July 2018",
"Senate President Peter Courtney, a Democrat, also effused about lawmakers' productivity. \u2014 Gordon R. Friedman, OregonLive.com , 3 Mar. 2018",
"In the days after Silvers\u2019s death, dozens of writers effused on the magazine\u2019s website and elsewhere. \u2014 John Williams, New York Times , 9 Sep. 2017",
"And Wenger effused over Sanchez's second-half display, while complimenting the impact of Kolasinac after the break. \u2014 SI.com , 15 Sep. 2017"
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"\u2014 Olive H. Prouty"
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"Her poetic effusions became tiresome.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Brewers did make a couple roster moves, placing right-hander Luis Perdomo on the IL with right elbow effusion and recalling Miguel S\u00e1nchez from Nashville. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
"Possible bad news for Jake Cousins Right-hander Jake Cousins, on the IL since Sunday with what was diagnosed as an elbow effusion , is undergoing further examination after an MRI revealed the possibility of more serious damage. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
"If a writer like Rachel Cusk confronts the reader with the power of a taut, single consciousness, Bennett is stretching the forms that consciousness can take, to include effusion and hesitation, self-indulgence and equivocation. \u2014 Lynn Steger Strong, The New Republic , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Lakers: For the Lakers, Anthony Davis (right wrist; soreness) and Malik Monk (left groin; soreness) are available; LeBron James (left knee; soreness/ effusion ) is out. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 Feb. 2022",
"It\u2019s not a powerful effusion , like anger, fear, or joy, but a refocusing of attention away from something. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 24 Jan. 2022",
"Near the end, an effusion of Puccinian warmth yields to yet more punchy percussion, then a fanfaring pastiche of the Handelian Baroque before the work\u2019s grimly quiet conclusion. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Pleural inflammation is often accompanied by a buildup of fluid between two layers of the pleura (pleural effusion ). \u2014 SELF , 26 Nov. 2020",
"Shoppers will also notice an effusion of labradorite and diamonds throughout the collection. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 16 Sep. 2021"
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"Middle English effusioun \"emission, shedding,\" borrowed from Anglo-French effusiun, borrowed from Latin eff\u016bsi\u014dn-, eff\u016bsi\u014d, from effud-, variant stem of effundere \"to pour out, discharge, expend\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of action nouns \u2014 more at effuse entry 1":""
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": characterized or formed by a nonexplosive outpouring of lava":[
"effusive rocks"
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"They offered effusive thanks for our help.",
"often effusive no matter what the occasion, my aunt is even more so at weddings and funerals",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"That starts with Cora, who checks in regularly with Tracy and has been effusive in his praise for the WooSox staff. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
"NTT IndyCar Series driver was effusive in his praise of Road America and Wisconsin in general Saturday in his television interview after qualifying for Sunday\u2019s Sonsio Grand Prix. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 11 June 2022",
"Baseball America's Josh Norris was effusive in his praise of Chourio during a May episode of the Baseball America podcast, hinting that Chourio would soon be regarded as the Brewers' biggest prospect. \u2014 Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 2 June 2022",
"Having turned to experimental therapies to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, addiction and depression, many former military members have become effusive advocates for a wider embrace of psychedelics. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2022",
"Jack Dorsey is lavishing effusive praise\u2013\u2013full of new-age rhapsodizing\u2013\u2013on Elon Musk for his surprise deal to buy Twitter. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 27 Apr. 2022",
"The effusive offers of help, experts says, could portend a turf war among national union brass over future Amazon campaigns. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Jansa is an effusive admirer of former U.S. President Donald Trump and a key ally of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. \u2014 Peter Weber, The Week , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Ri\u2019s passionate, effusive style has sometimes generated laughter in other countries. \u2014 NBC News , 14 Apr. 2022"
],
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"circa 1687, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
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"borrowed from Medieval Latin eff\u016bs\u012bvus \"generating profusely, lavish,\" from Latin eff\u016bsus (past participle of effundere \"to pour out, discharge, expend\") + -\u012bvus -ive \u2014 more at effuse entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164658",
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"\u02c8e-\u02ccfl\u00fc-\u0259n(t)s",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Water runoff and control, water quality and effluence , education, water reuse and water conservation, also continue to be priorities in the village\u2019s water management plan. \u2014 Brian L. Cox, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2021",
"So many words, words upon words, the effluence of the dialogue being the show\u2019s draw, as well as one of its drawbacks. \u2014 Hank Stuever, Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2020",
"Among the problems caused by the island's long-running tourism boom is unregulated development and pipes carrying raw effluence directly into the sea. \u2014 Euan Mckirdy, CNN , 4 Apr. 2018",
"Angel and his team hit the main control rooms: flat-screen computers monitoring effluence , water quality, chemical inputs, pump efficiency\u2014 \u2014 Paolo Bacigalupi, Wired News , 27 May 2015"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"But his platform is more a symptom than a cause\u2014the latest efflorescence from a root system of distrust that has been in place for many years. \u2014 Daniel Engber, The Atlantic , 10 Feb. 2022",
"What can explain the pattern of youthful efflorescence of talent and creativity that burns itself out so quickly, leaving the artist comparatively empty of inspiration just a decade or two later",
"The past couple of decades have produced an efflorescence of techniques for decorating sheds and mimicking nature. \u2014 Justin Davidson, Curbed , 24 Nov. 2021",
"Painting and photography dominate, though magazines, texts, and films explore certain scenes, such as a late efflorescence of politically militant turbulence in Chicago in the nineteen-sixties. \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 25 Oct. 2021",
"The power of human desire provides a good explanation for the Renaissance efflorescence of portraiture as a major artistic theme. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
"The glazed red-and-gray brick exterior was cleaned and treated for plant damage and efflorescence . \u2014 Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful , 22 Sep. 2021",
"Plenty of scholars regard it as part of the larger religious efflorescence that began in the early nineteenth century in the area of New York State that became known as the Burned-Over District, which gave rise to the Second Great Awakening. \u2014 Casey Cep, The New Yorker , 24 May 2021",
"The tragic example of Tbilisi during the Saakashvili years looms large in any such national efflorescence . \u2014 Melik Kaylan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2021"
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"Because of her efficiency , we got all the work done in a few hours.",
"The factory was operating at peak efficiency .",
"A furnace with 80 percent fuel efficiency wastes 20 percent of its fuel.",
"The company is trying to lower costs and improve efficiencies .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Having memory with a 30% improvement in power efficiency may not seem like a lot, but any amount helps. \u2014 Patrick Moorhead, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
"This led to gains not only in economic efficiency but also, in some cases, equity. \u2014 Michael Luca, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"Despite the offense having its ugly moments, the Huskies still finished No. 22 overall in NCAA Division I in offensive efficiency , according to KenPom. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 9 June 2022",
"Even with its formidable size, the Thule\u2019s smart aerodynamic design minimizes wind drag, so noise and drop in fuel efficiency were less than expected. \u2014 Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
"Iowa State was one of the nation's top defensive teams, finishing fifth nationally in defensive efficiency , 22nd in scoring defense, and 11th in 3-point field goal defense. \u2014 Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online , 2 June 2022",
"Mensah anchored the nation\u2019s No. 2 team in defensive efficiency last season, according to the Kenpom metric. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
"By elevating staff productivity and efficiency to new levels, data literacy can be a catalyst for an enterprise-wide boost in employee confidence and engagement. \u2014 Merav Yuravlivker, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
"This will include switching to renewable energy as a source of power for the distillery, increasing efficiency of operations and recycling the heat that is created as a byproduct of distillation. \u2014 Jonah Flicker, Robb Report , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Latin efficientia, from efficient-, efficiens \"producing or giving rise to something, immediate (of a cause), efficient \" + -ia -y entry 2":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1633, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173347"
},
"efflorescing":{
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"verb"
],
"definitions":{
": to burst forth : bloom":[],
": to change to a powder from loss of water of crystallization":[],
": to form or become covered with a powdery crust":[
"bricks may effloresce owing to the deposition of soluble salts"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cce-fl\u0259-\u02c8res",
"\u02ccef-l\u0259-\u02c8res"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloom",
"blossom",
"blow",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"flower",
"unfold"
],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"created an artificial environment in which plants grew and effloresced regardless of season",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Her later conversations with Molly effloresce into speaking aloud her own anxieties. \u2014 Angelica Jade Basti\u00e9n, Vulture , 23 Oct. 2021",
"Within days of an eruption, white bacterial mats effloresce like dustings of snow, blizzardings dancing in the currents. \u2014 Sabrina Imbler, The Atlantic , 16 Feb. 2021",
"Republican nominee Marc Molinaro would no doubt want to mention the corruption that has effloresced on Mr. Cuomo\u2019s watch, the lousy upstate economy, and the decline of New York City\u2019s subways. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Oct. 2018",
"Cherry blossoms effloresced on collars and scarves. \u2014 Isaac Oliver, New York Times , 5 Apr. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin efflorescere , from ex- + florescere to begin to blossom \u2014 more at florescence":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1775, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200513"
},
"efficiency expert":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one who analyzes methods, procedures, and jobs in order to secure maximum efficiency":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Mass Save, the free program that brings an energy- efficiency expert into your home to help lower your energy costs. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2021",
"Henry Ford once hired an efficiency expert to go through his plant. \u2014 Star Tribune , 16 May 2021",
"Enter Molly Patel, a Pennsylvania chemical plant efficiency expert who does a little stand-up on the side. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 12 June 2019",
"The restaurant\u2019s financial information is being shared with workers, everyone from the cashier to the dishwasher, and each is being trained to be an efficiency expert . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 29 Nov. 2019",
"In 1920, Edith got a job at the investment company S.W. Straus as an efficiency expert . \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 14 Dec. 2019",
"Everything that happens is timed and measured in a way that efficiency experts of earlier generations could only dream about. \u2014 Scott Shane, New York Times , 30 Nov. 2019",
"Enter Molly Patel, a Pennsylvania chemical plant efficiency expert who does a little stand-up on the side. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 12 June 2019",
"His father was a business consultant and one of the country\u2019s first efficiency experts . \u2014 New York Times , 4 Aug. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200740"
},
"efficience":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin efficientia":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210832"
},
"effing":{
"type":[
"adjective or adverb"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-fi\u014b"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213909"
},
"efficiency apartment":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small usually furnished apartment with minimal kitchen and bath facilities":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Our little furnished efficiency apartment had only one fry pan, one sauce pan, silverware and a few dishes. \u2014 Paul Messinger, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
"Each woman will have her own efficiency apartment equipped with a small kitchen and full bathroom. \u2014 Peggy O\u2019hare, San Antonio Express-News , 11 May 2022",
"Father Bill\u2019s & MainSpring bought the property, for a little more than $4 million, this spring and plans to spend about $10 million more to turn each unit into an efficiency apartment , according to CEO John Yazwinski. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 July 2021",
"Smilen fed street cats nightly and began hoarding them inside the small efficiency apartment . \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 20 July 2021",
"One Christmas, Vic invited her and fellow employees to his efficiency apartment for hors d\u2019oeuvres. \u2014 Dallas News , 28 Apr. 2021",
"John Reynolds sat inside his dingy, fifth-floor efficiency apartment on a recent morning, blowing plumes of smoke from his Pall Mall out an open window. \u2014 Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Dec. 2020",
"Like 500-square-feet, efficiency apartment type cozy. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 19 Nov. 2020",
"So Others Might Eat owns more than 700 single-room occupancy units and efficiency apartments across the city. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2019"
],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221704"
},
"effectualness":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": producing or able to produce a desired effect":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"i-\u02c8fek-ch\u0259(-w\u0259)l",
"-ch\u00fc(-\u0259)l",
"i-\u02c8fek-ch\u0259-w\u0259l",
"-\u02c8feksh-w\u0259l"
],
"synonyms":[
"effective",
"efficacious",
"efficient",
"fruitful",
"operative",
"potent",
"productive"
],
"antonyms":[
"fruitless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"inefficient",
"inoperative",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive",
"useless"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for effectual effective , effectual , efficient , efficacious mean producing or capable of producing a result. effective stresses the actual production of or the power to produce an effect. an effective rebuttal effectual suggests the accomplishment of a desired result especially as viewed after the fact. the measures to stop the pilfering proved effectual efficient suggests an acting or a potential for action or use in such a way as to avoid loss or waste of energy in effecting, producing, or functioning. an efficient small car efficacious suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that gives effective power. a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease",
"examples":[
"acting like a jerk has generally not been a terribly effectual dating strategy",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For more than 150 years, HBCUs have played a vital role in ensuring that African Americans and students of all races can receive a competitive education and become influential leaders and effectual changemakers. \u2014 Glamour , 26 May 2022",
"The comedy of Dugan\u2019s writing and delivery aren\u2019t all that effectual . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2021",
"The work continues\u2014certainly more effectual , if not louder, than the sound bites. \u2014 Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker , 12 Oct. 2020",
"Susan\u2019s affectionate, dexterous, sensible activity was never more wanted, or more effectual . \u2014 Longreads , 27 Mar. 2020",
"The most that can be decisively taken from all this is that the factors that render radical action productive or counterproductive, effectual or ineffectual, are complex. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 30 May 2020",
"The effectual difference between them is like the difference in Coke, Pepsi, and RC Cola. \u2014 Richard Mann, Field & Stream , 16 Apr. 2020",
"The iron dike invented by Mr. S. B. Driggs, of New York, seems to put an effectual barrier in the way of these destructive agents. \u2014 Daniel C. Schlenoff, Scientific American , 13 July 2018",
"While history may remember Tillerson as one of the least competent and effectual secretaries of state in modern American history, in the final analysis, that\u2019s not why he was fired. \u2014 Jonah Shepp, Daily Intelligencer , 14 Mar. 2018"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English effectuel, effectual \"efficacious, effective, legally binding,\" borrowed from Anglo-French effectuel, borrowed from Medieval Latin effectu\u0101lis, from Latin effectu-, stem of effectus \"achievement, result, effect entry 1 \" + -\u0101lis -al entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074250"
},
"Effigy Mounds National Monument":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"site containing prehistoric mounds on the Mississippi River northwest of Dubuque in northwestern Iowa":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102635"
},
"effector cell":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a lymphocyte (such as a T cell) that has been induced to differentiate into a form (such as a cytotoxic T cell) capable of mounting a specific immune response":[
"Natural killer cells are effector cells with spontaneous cytotoxicity for a variety of target cells including tumor cells.",
"\u2014 Arthur Weiss et al.",
"\u2026 effector cells that kill invading pathogens or stimulate B cells to make antibody against foreign antigens \u2026",
"\u2014 Charles R. Mackay et al."
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-121825"
},
"effigy mound":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a prehistoric American Indian burial mound shaped like an animal (such as a bird or serpent)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145755"
},
"effectual calling":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the action of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and bestowing the gift of faith in Christ according to Calvinist theology":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180855"
},
"effector":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that causes or brings about something":[
"an effector of change",
"\u2026 sheer force of personality as an effector of discipline \u2026",
"\u2014 Nathaniel Burt",
"We must be effectors of positive change by supporting the revised science standards in full \u2026",
"\u2014 Emily Her"
],
": a bodily tissue, structure, or organ (such as a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to stimulation":[
"Nerve cells (neurons) convey messages by electrical pulses that pass down the nerve fiber (axon) until they reach the junction with the next neuron or an effector such as a muscle.",
"\u2014 Steven Rose",
"Motor neurons carry out-going signals from the brain or spinal cord to the effector organs, namely the muscles and glands.",
"\u2014 Rita L. Atkinson et al."
],
": a molecule (such as an inducer or a corepressor) that activates, controls, or inactivates a process or action (such as protein synthesis)":[
"What are the cell effectors that induce the physiologic turnover of sphingolipids",
"\u2014 Yusuf A. Hannun and Robert M. Bell",
"These \u2026 G-proteins, act as intermediates or transducers between the receptor for a given stimulus and the effector protein or enzyme that effects the response to the stimulus \u2026",
"\u2014 Douglas Kline"
],
": effector cell":[
"\u2026 the macrophage has a dual role: that of antigen presentation, and, as an activated macrophage, that of an effector .",
"\u2014 Emil R. Unanue",
"Cell-surface receptors for immunoglobulins play a vital part in immunity by transporting immunoglobulins or by triggering immune effector functions after antibodies have bound to antigens.",
"\u2014 Alan F. Williams"
],
": end effector":[
"Traditional changeovers are done during a shift, when an operator will unbolt an effector and rebolt another one in its place.",
"\u2014 Lauren Gibbons Paul"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cct\u022fr",
"-\u02cct\u022f(\u0259)r",
"i-\u02c8fek-t\u0259r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Memory cells live a long time and protect you even after those effector cells are gone. \u2014 Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times , 24 June 2021",
"And effects grid that employs effectors like missiles, bombs, electronic warfare, cyber attacks. \u2014 CBS News , 11 Mar. 2020",
"Zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) and transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), like Cas9 nuclease, create double-strand breaks in DNA by cutting both DNA strands. \u2014 Sharon Begley, STAT , 6 Nov. 2019",
"The third pillar concerns a shortfall in harnessing alternate effector functions. \u2014 William Warren, Scientific American , 18 Sep. 2019",
"The machinery involved are called TALENs (transcription activator-like effector nucleases), which are enzymes that can be customized to snip a targeted spot in a genetic code. \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 1 Sep. 2019",
"Recent work in a mouse model of MS has filled in the downstream effectors that mediate testosterone\u2019s protective effects. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2018",
"These effectors might be useful as therapeutics, whereas testosterone use really isn\u2019t, especially for women, who are the ones who need it most. \u2014 Diana Gitig, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2018",
"So the robot would just be an end effector , just a series of sensors and actuators. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 26 Mar. 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"effect entry 2 + -or entry 1 (after receptor )":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184916"
},
"effigy":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": publicly in the form of an effigy":[
"the football coach was burned in effigy"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8e-f\u0259-j\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Wildlife Services can provide actual vulture wings to make the effigy more realistic. \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The property and its 28 effigy mounds have been owned and managed by the county since 1980 but now have been transferred back to the state\u2019s care. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Lizard Mound, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, is home to 28 effigy mounds \u2014 one of the largest and best-preserved collection of mounds in southern Wisconsin. \u2014 Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Buck hung a pi\u00f1ata effigy of the governor in an office devoted to the campaign. \u2014 Matthew Ormsethstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Leigh recently staged a public burning of an eight-foot paper effigy of the Oscar Wilde woman. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
"His name should be an obscenity, his image an effigy . \u2014 Dan Mclaughlin, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
"It was staged on the shores of a lake in Tbilisi, and as the effigy \u2019s head tumbled into the flames, the crowd cheered, applauded and chanted. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
"Leigh\u2019s burning took place on a stretch of the waterfront near her studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and the effigy stood for racist images in general. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French effigie, borrowed from Latin effigi\u0113s \"representation, copy, specter,\" from effig-, variant stem of effingere \"to shape, portray, copy\" (from ef-, variant before f of ex- ex- entry 1 + fingere \"to mold, fashion, make a likeness of\") + -i\u0113s, deverbal noun suffix \u2014 more at feign":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1539, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223024"
}
}
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