eventuate

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈvɛn(t)ʃʊeɪt, -tjʊ-/

verb

[no object] formal
  • occur as a result: you never know what might eventuate
  • (eventuate in) lead to as a result: circumstances that eventuate in crime

Derivatives

eventuation

Pronunciation: /-ˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 18th century (originally US): from event, on the pattern of actuate