efficacious
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8.6
- adjective
- /ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs/
- Formal
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- The water inside the pillar was efficacious for diseases of vision and for fertility.
- efficacious treatment
- efficacious intervention
- the most efficacious
It is so efficacious so I put it on.
- It is so efficacious so I put it on.
- And This is why divination or consulting the gods is efficacious.
- It's incredible to know that there are clean, non-toxic products that are really efficacious and really work wonders on your skin.
- There's no way that this could be, you know, you know, on its face as as efficacious as one might be led to believe.
- Do you have a sense of what's more efficacious from a hormone health perspective, cryotherapy versus ice baths?
- But reduction of access to lethal means is one of the most efficacious ways to stop suicide because you are preventing the entire method.
- And, you know, I would just love for you to highlight what have you seen the most efficacious protocols and practices for coming to write balance with this all?
Examples
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Thus, these findings provide preliminary evidence that culturally specific interventions are more efficacious than generic interventions.
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Your presence will be efficacious.
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One, it's safe and efficacious and we make a gazillion dollars.
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It's incredible to know that there are clean, non-toxic products that are really efficacious and really work wonders on your skin.
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Neither treatment was significantly more efficacious, which we believe is due to our high-quality implementation of these two treatments.
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We have a strong rationale for why SOFT should be an efficacious treatment model for adolescents who abuse substances.
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Topical azelaic acid and metronidazole are considered safe and efficacious first-line therapies.
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Many people find that exercise is an efficacious way to reduce stress and improve mental health.
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The researchers concluded that their new method was efficacious in promoting faster recovery from the illness.
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After several trials, the team discovered a vaccine that was highly efficacious in preventing the disease.
Synonyms
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3.1
Produces the intended result, for example a speech or medicine
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6.8
Able to produce the intended result
Very good at making something work much better than usual
Antonyms
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Efficacious comes from a Latin word efficere, made of ex- meaning 'out' and facere meaning 'to do'. So if something is efficacious, it 'brings about' or produces the result you want, just like the English words effect and effective show.