accomplish
[ uh-kom-plish ]
/ əˈkɒm plɪʃ /
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
SYNONYMS FOR accomplish
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, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH accomplish
accomplice accomplishWords nearby accomplish
accompanist,
accompany,
accompanying vein,
accompanyist,
accomplice,
accomplish,
accomplished,
accomplishment,
accord,
accordance,
accordant
British Dictionary definitions for accomplishable
accomplish
/ (əˈkɒmplɪʃ, əˈkʌm-) /
verb (tr)
to manage to do; achieve
to conclude successfully; complete
Derived forms of accomplish
accomplishable, adjective accomplisher, nounWord Origin for accomplish
C14: from Old French
acomplir to complete, ultimately from Latin
complēre to fill up. See
complete