effecter

1. Something brought about by a cause or agent; a result.

2. The power to produce an outcome or achieve a result; influence: The drug had an immediate effect on the pain. The government's action had no effect on the trade imbalance.

3. A scientific law, hypothesis, or phenomenon: the photovoltaic effect.

4. Advantage; avail: used her words to great effect in influencing the jury.

5. The condition of being in full force or execution: a new regulation that goes into effect tomorrow.

6. 1. Something that produces a specific impression or supports a general design or intention: The lighting effects emphasized the harsh atmosphere of the drama.

   2. A particular impression: large windows that gave an effect of spaciousness.

   3. Production of a desired impression: spent lavishly on dinner just for effect.

7. The basic or general meaning; import: He said he was greatly worried, or words to that effect.

8. effects Movable belongings; goods.

1. To bring into existence.

2. To produce as a result.

3. To bring about. See Usage Note at affect¹.

Synonyms: These nouns denote an occurrence, situation, or condition that is caused by an antecedent. An effect is produced by the action of an agent or a cause and follows it in time: "Every cause produces more than one effect" (Herbert Spencer).
A consequence has a less sharply definable relationship to its cause: "Servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt" (John P. Curran).
A result is viewed as the end product of the operation of the cause: "Judging from the results I have seen ... I cannot say ... that I agree with you" (William H. Mallock).
An outcome more strongly implies finality and may suggest the operation of a cause over a relatively long period: The trial's outcome might have changed if the defendant had testified.
An upshot is a decisive result, often of the nature of a climax: "The upshot of the matter ... was that she showed both of them the door" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
A sequel is a consequence that ensues after a lapse of time: "Our dreams are the sequel of our waking knowledge" (Ralph Waldo Emerson). See Also Synonyms at perform.