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eventuate

even·tuate

UK/ɪˈvɛntjuːeɪt/ US/ɪˈvɛntʃuːeɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

come out in the end

Origin

American English, from Latin ēventu(s) (“an event, happening”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), perhaps modeled after actuate.

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