Polyglot Dictionary

efectuar

/efekˈtwaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
efectúo
preterite (yo)
efectué
past participle
efectuado

Meaning

  1. to carry out

    • Efectuaron el pago.

      They made the payment.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

consumar

efectuar means to carry out or execute, like a transaction or a plan, formal; consumar implies completing or consummating something fully.

realizar

efectuar and realizar are close synonyms for "to carry out, execute," interchangeable.

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