Ineffectuate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make ineffectual; to disable.

    "The case of the Malinau study provides an excellent example of how the social and political elements conspire to ineffectuate expert-led decisionmaking in the environmental planning process."

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"The case of the Malinau study provides an excellent example of how the social and political elements conspire to ineffectuate expert-led decisionmaking in the environmental planning process."

Etymology

From ineffectu(al) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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