<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.</li><li>power to produce results; efficacy; force; influence: His protest had no effect.</li><li>the state of being operative or functional; operation or execution; accomplishment or fulfillment: to bring a plan into effect.</li><li>a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech.</li><li>meaning or sense; purpose or intention: She disapproved of the proposal and wrote to that effect.</li><li>the making of a desired impression: We had the feeling that the big, expensive car was only for effect.</li><li>an illusory phenomenon: a three-dimensional effect.</li><li>a real phenomenon (usually named for its discoverer): the Doppler effect.</li><li>a special effect, practical effect, or visual effect in a movie, TV show, or other video: FX.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to produce as an effect; bring about; make happen; accomplish: The new machines finally effected the transition to computerized accounting last spring.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>