Meaning & use
Effectuating
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Bringing about or putting into effect, especially a plan, policy, or legal action.
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The board approved the merger, effectuating the company's long-planned expansion.
New regulations were introduced, effectuating stricter emissions standards nationwide.
A note on using this word
A formal, often legalistic word; in everyday writing, "carrying out" or "implementing" usually reads more naturally.
Words with a similar meaning
implementingenacting
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Words with an opposite meaning
blockingpreventing
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