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.
Words nearby accomplish
accompanist, accompany, accompanying vein, accompanyist, accomplice, accomplish, accomplished, accomplishment, accord, accordance, accordant
Origin of accomplish
OTHER WORDS FROM accomplish
ac·com·plish·a·ble, adjectiveac·com·plish·er, nounpre·ac·com·plish, verb (used with object)un·ac·com·plish·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH accomplish
accomplice accomplishsynonym study for accomplish
1. See do1.
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Examples from the Web for accomplisher
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. LummisHe is led forth at the sacrifices, the priest, the accomplisher of sacrifice.
Sacred Books of the East|VariousHe is at once seer, creator, accomplisher, and present help in time of trouble.
The Joyful Heart|Robert Haven Schauffler
British Dictionary definitions for accomplisher
accomplish
/ (əˈkɒmplɪʃ, əˈkʌm-) /
verb (tr)
to manage to do; achieve
to conclude successfully; complete
Derived forms of accomplish
accomplishable, adjectiveaccomplisher, nounWord Origin for accomplish
C14: from Old French acomplir to complete, ultimately from Latin complēre to fill up. See complete
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