definitions

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.

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RELATED WORDS

obtainable, reachable, practicable, feasible, accessible, available, easy, likely, possible, potential, probable, procurable, gettable, securable

Nearby words

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

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

Related forms

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

Can be confused

accomplice accomplish

Synonym study

1. See do1.
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British Dictionary definitions for accomplishable

accomplish

/ (əˈkɒmplɪʃ, əˈkʌm-) /

verb (tr)

to manage to do; achieve
to conclude successfully; complete

Derived Forms

accomplishable, adjectiveaccomplisher, noun

Word Origin for accomplish

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