effect vs force

force vs effect

effect and force both are nouns.

effect and force both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
effect	Yes	No	Yes	No
force	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, effect and force are synonyms defined as:

effect and force: (of a law) having legal validity

effect (noun)	force (noun)
an outward appearance	a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
(of a law) having legal validity	an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)	physical energy or intensity
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work	a powerful effect or influence
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon	(of a law) having legal validity
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug	group of people willing to obey orders
	a unit that is part of some military service
	a group of people having the power of effective action
	one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
	(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

effect (verb)	force (verb)
produce	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
act so as to bring into existence	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
	take by force
	do forcibly; exert force
	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
	move with force
	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

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