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Take effect

verb, slang

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  1. 1
    To become active; to become effective. informal, usually

    "The medication won't begin to take effect for 3-4 hours."

  2. 2
    go into effect or become effective or operative wordnet
  3. 3
    To come into force, to come into effect, to inure. informal, usually

    "The new regulations will take effect once they are approved by the Office of Administrative Law."

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