accomplish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To finish successfully.
To complete, as time or distance.
To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
To gain; to obtain.
To fill out a form.

Pronunciation

/əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ/ /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/ En-us-accomplish.ogg /əˈkɐm.plɪʃ/ /əˈkɐm.pləʃ/ /əˈkɔm.plɪʃ/ [ɐ.kɔ̞ːm.plɪʃ] /əˈkəm.plɪʃ/ [ɐ.kɐm.plɪʃ]

Word forms

accomplish accomplishes accomplishing accomplished

Etymology

From Middle English accomplisshen, acomplissen, from Old French acompliss-, extended stem of acomplir (Modern French accomplir), from Vulgar Latin *(ac)complīre, from Latin complēre (“fill up/out, complete”, whence English complete). First attested in the late 14th century.

Synonyms

do perform fulfill realize effect effectuate complete consummate execute achieve perfect equip furnish carry out pull off

Related words

complete comply

Derived words

accomplishable accomplisher accomplishment mission accomplished reaccomplish

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