eventuate
/ɪˈvɛntjuːeɪt/ verb
Forms eventuates eventuating eventuated
- verb (intransitive) To have a given result; to turn out (well, badly etc.); to result in.
- verb (intransitive) To happen as a result; to come about.
Synonyms
end up result turn out occur develop ensue materialize come to pass transpire bechance befall behap belimp betide betime beworth chance come about crop up evene
Etymology
American English, from Latin ēventu(s) (“an event, happening”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), perhaps modeled after actuate.
Webster’s 1913
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