You can make 19 words from effect according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
Definitions and meaning of effect
effect
Etymology
For noun: from Middle Englisheffect, from Old Frencheffect (modern Frencheffet), from Latineffectus(“an effect, tendency, purpose”), from efficiō(“accomplish, complete, effect”); see effect as a verb. Displaced Old Englishfremming, fremednes from fremman.
For verb: from Middle Englisheffecten, partly from Medieval Latineffectuō, from Latineffectus, perfect passive participle of efficiō(“accomplish, complete, do, effect”), from ex(“out”) + faciō(“do, make”) (see fact and compare affect, infect) and partly from the noun effect.
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈfɛkt/
effect (third-person singular simple presenteffects, present participleeffecting, simple past and past participleeffected)
(transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.
Misspelling of affect.
Usage notes
Effect is often confused with affect. The latter usually suggests influence over existing ideas, emotions and entities. While the former indicates the manifestation of new and/or original ideas or entities:
“New governing coalitions have effected major changes” indicates that major changes were made as a result of new governing coalitions.
“New governing coalitions have affected major changes” indicates that before new governing coalitions, major changes were in place, and that the new governing coalitions had some influence over those existing changes.
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References
Further reading
“effect”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“effect”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutcheffect, from Old Frencheffect, from Latineffectus. The sense ‘(equitable) security’ borrowed from GermanEffekt or Frencheffet.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛˈfɛkt/
Hyphenation: ef‧fect
Rhymes: -ɛkt
Noun
effectn (pluraleffecten, diminutiveeffectjen)
effect
(finance, usually in the plural)security, notably bond or stock
Hypernym:waardepapier
(ball games) spin (rotation of a ball)
(obsolete) personal effect, belonging
Derived terms
effectief
Compounds
broeikaseffect
domino-effect
effectbal
effectenbeurs
effectenmakelaar
sneeuwbaleffect
Descendants
Afrikaans: effek
→ Indonesian: efek
References
Middle French
Alternative forms
effaict
Etymology
From Old Frencheffect.
Noun
effectm (pluraleffects)
effect
Descendants
French: effet
Old French
Etymology
From Latineffectus.
Noun
effectoblique singular, m (oblique pluraleffeczoreffectz, nominative singulareffeczoreffectz, nominative pluraleffect)
effect
(law) judgment; decree
punir les contrevenantz solonc l’effect des estatut
Punish the offender according to the decree of the statute