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   eventuate

   /ɪˈvɛn(t)ʃʊeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. occur as a result: formal "you never know what might eventuate" Similar happenoccurtake placechance to happenariseemergecome abouttranspirematerializeappearsurfacecrop upspring uppresent itselfensuefollowresultdevelopsupervenebe the resultbe the consequenceinformal:go downliterary:come to passbefallbetidebechancearchaic:haparriveresult inend inhave as a resulthave as a consequencelead togive rise tobring aboutcause
   • ▪ lead to as a result: formal "circumstances that eventuate in crime"

   Word Origin late 17th century (in the sense ‘bring about’): from event, perhaps on the pattern of actuate.

   Derivatives

   • 1. eventuation noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What does eventuate mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! EVENTUATE definition: 1. to happen, or lead to something happening: 2. to happen, or lead to something happening: . Learn more.

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   What is the meaning of 'eventuate'?

   • To come to pass or result is the meaning of 'eventuate' (v). The 'eventuation' (n) refers to the act of eventuating or happening as an outcome.

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   What is a synonym for 'eventuate'?

   • Synonyms for eventuate: result, come about, ensue; Antonyms for eventuate: cause.

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   Is eventuate a bad word?

   • Eventuate started life as an Americanism in the late 18th century, and was stigmatized in the 19th century. One British commentator called it "another horrible word, which is fast getting into our language through the provincial press." Other British grammarians, and even some Americans, agreed that it was horrible.

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   Can large profits eventuate?

   • Under that law large profits may eventuate through the bidding up of prices by anxious buyers. There are only a certain number of situations that can eventuate and they are quite capable of tabulation. But before all these romantically streamlined things eventuate there must be a hiatus. Eventuate definition: to have issue; result..

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   to happen, or lead to something happening: They are taking precautions against a possibility that may never eventuate. eventuate in A chain of events could occur that will eventuate in a person getting killed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Occurring and happening. afoot. asynchronously. attendant. be at work idiom. crop. ensue.

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   The meaning of EVENTUATE is to come out finally : result, come about. The Controversial History of Eventuate.

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   eventuate in British English. (ɪˈvɛntʃʊˌeɪt ) verb (intransitive) 1. (often foll by in) to result ultimately (in) 2. to come about as a result. famine eventuated from the crop failure. Collins English Dictionary.

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   to happen, or lead to something happening: They are taking precautions against a possibility that may never eventuate. A chain of events could occur that will eventuate in a person getting killed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Occurring and happening. afoot. asynchronously. attendant. be at work idiom. crop. effectuate. ensue.

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   Eventuate definition: to have issue; result.. See examples of EVENTUATE used in a sentence.

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   2 days ago · the "event" family. come out in the end.

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