effect

nouns

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
"the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot
is derived from
effectuate
an outward appearance
"he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
effect, impression
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
"he just did it for effect"
effect
is a type of (narrower)
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
"his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
belief, feeling, impression, notion, opinion
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
burden, core, effect, essence, gist
(of a law) having legal validity
"the law is still in effect"
effect, force
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
"the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"
effect
is derived from
effectuate
is a type of (narrower)
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
symptom

verbs

produce
"The scientists set up a shock wave"
effect, effectuate, set up
is derived from
effective
is derived from
effective
is derived from
effecter
act so as to bring into existence
"effect a change"
effect
is derived from
effecter
is derived from
effector
is a type of (narrower)
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
"think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
act, move