accomplish

[ uh-kom-plish ]
/ əˈkɒm plɪʃ /
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verb (used with object)

to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
to complete (a distance or period of time): to have accomplished the age of 70; We accomplished the journey in little more than an hour.
Archaic. to provide polish to; perfect.

Origin of accomplish

1350–1400; Middle English, earlier accomplice < Middle French accompliss-, stem of acomplir, equivalent to a- ac- + complir ≪ Latin complēre to fill; see complete, -ish2

synonym study for accomplish

1. See do1.

OTHER WORDS FROM accomplish

ac·com·plish·a·ble, adjective ac·com·plish·er, noun pre·ac·com·plish, verb (used with object) un·ac·com·plish·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH accomplish

accomplice accomplish

Words nearby accomplish

accompanist, accompany, accompanying vein, accompanyist, accomplice, accomplish, accomplished, accomplishment, accord, accordance, accordant

Words related to accomplish

do, finish, score, conclude, perform, win, manage, reach, produce, attain, realize, achieve, hit, effect, consummate, gain, fulfill, arrive

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British Dictionary definitions for accomplish

accomplish
/ (əˈkɒmplɪʃ, əˈkʌm-) /

verb (tr)

to manage to do; achieve
to conclude successfully; complete

Derived forms of accomplish

accomplishable, adjective accomplisher, noun

Word Origin for accomplish

C14: from Old French acomplir to complete, ultimately from Latin complēre to fill up. See complete