e·ven·tu·ate

[ih-ven-choo-eyt]
verb (used without object), e·ven·tu·at·ed, e·ven·tu·at·ing.
1.
to have issue; result.
2.
to be the issue or outcome; come about.

Origin:
1780–90; Americanism; < Latin ēventu(s) event + -ate1

e·ven·tu·a·tion, noun
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eventuate (ɪˈvɛntʃʊˌeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (often foll by in) to result ultimately (in)
2.  to come about as a result: famine eventuated from the crop failure
 
eventu'ation
 
n

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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