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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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Nearby words

  1. accompanist,
  2. accompany,
  3. accompanying vein,
  4. accompanyist,
  5. accomplice,
  6. accomplished,
  7. accomplishment,
  8. accord,
  9. accordance,
  10. 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
SYNONYMS FOR accomplish
1 complete, fulfill; execute, effect.
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

Synonym study

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. Lummis

  • He is led forth at the sacrifices, the priest, the accomplisher of sacrifice.

    Sacred Books of the East|Various

  • He 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 Formsaccomplishable, adjectiveaccomplisher, noun

Word Origin for accomplish

C14: from Old French acomplir to complete, ultimately from Latin complēre to fill up. See complete
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for accomplisher

accomplish

v.

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper