- eventuate
- intransitive verb (-ated; -ating) Date: 1789 to come out finally ; result, come about
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Eventuate — E*ven tu*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Eventuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eventuating}.] To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to pass. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eventuate — index accrue (arise), arise (occur), arise (originate), crystallize, ensue, result … Law dictionary
eventuate — 1789, from L. eventus, pp. of eventire (see EVENT (Cf. event)) … Etymology dictionary
eventuate — [v] be a consequence be consequent, befall, come about, come to pass, end, ensue, eventualize, follow, happen, issue, occur, result, stop, take place, terminate; concepts 2,242 Ant. cause … New thesaurus
eventuate — ☆ eventuate [ē ven′cho͞o āt΄, ē ven′sho͞oāt΄; iven′cho͞o āt΄, iven′sho͞o āt΄ ] vi. eventuated, eventuating [< L eventus (see EVENT) + ATE1] to happen in the end; result: often with in … English World dictionary
eventuate — eventuality, eventuate Both words date from the 18c and have had their fair share of criticism. Eventuate was derided by De Quincy (1834) as ‘Yankeeish’ and by Dean Alford (1864) as ‘another horrible word’, and Fowler (1926) castigated both as… … Modern English usage
eventuate — Competition for economic interest, power and social esteem can eventuate in community formation only if.. . (British Journal of Sociology, cited by Hudson). A pompous synonym for result … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
eventuate — Competition for economic interest, power and social esteem can eventuate in community formation only if. . . (British Journal of Sociology, cited by Hudson). A pompous synonym for result … Dictionary of troublesome word
eventuate in — lead to as a result. → eventuate … English new terms dictionary
eventuate — [ɪ vɛn(t)ʃʊeɪt, tjʊ ] verb formal occur as a result. ↘(eventuate in) lead to as a result. Derivatives eventuation noun Origin C18 (orig. US): from event, on the pattern of actuate … English new terms dictionary
eventuate — verb formal to happen as a result of something eventuate in sth phrasal verb (T) formal to be the final cause of something: The scandal finally eventuated in the resignation of the prime minister … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
