accomplish

[uh-kom-plish]

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

Related formsac·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 confusedaccomplice accomplish

Synonyms for accomplish

1. complete, fulfill; execute, effect.

Synonym study

1. See do¹.

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Examples from the Web for accomplisher

Historical Examples of accomplisher

He is at once seer, creator, accomplisher, and present help in time of trouble.
The Joyful Heart
Robert Haven Schauffler
He is led forth at the sacrifices, the priest, the accomplisher of sacrifice.
Sacred Books of the East
Various
He was not an inventor, but an accomplisher; and even what he accomplished physically was less remarkable than his faith.
The Spanish Pioneers
Charles F. Lummis

British Dictionary definitions for accomplisher

accomplish

verb (tr)

to manage to do; achieve
to conclude successfully; complete

Derived Formsaccomplishable, 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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Word Origin and History for accomplisher

accomplish

late 14c., from Old French acompliss-, present participle stem of acomplir "to fulfill, fill up, complete" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *accomplere, from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + complere "fill up" (see complete (adj.)). Related: Accomplished; accomplishing.