eventuate
1Eventuate — 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] …
2eventuate — index accrue (arise), arise (occur), arise (originate), crystallize, ensue, result …
3eventuate — 1789, from L. eventus, pp. of eventire (see EVENT (Cf. event)) …
4eventuate — [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 …
5eventuate — ☆ 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 …
6eventuate — 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… …
7eventuate — 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 …
8eventuate — 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 …
9eventuate in — lead to as a result. → eventuate …
10eventuate — [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 …
