take effect

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to become active; to become effective

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

go into effect or become effective or operative; "The new law will take effect next month
come into force, become effective
take effect

    Hyphenation

    take ef·fect

    Turkish pronunciation

    teyk ıfekt

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtāk əˈfekt/ /ˈteɪk əˈfɛkt/

    Etymology

    [ 'tAk ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tacan, from Old Norse taka; akin to Middle Dutch taken to take.
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