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verb (used with object)
1.
to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
2.
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.
3.
Archaic. to provide polish to; perfect.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English, earlier accomplice < Middle French accompliss-, stem of acomplir, equivalent to a- ac- + complir ≪ Latin complēre to fill; see complete, -ish2
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, adjective
ac·com·plish·er, noun
pre·ac·com·plish, verb (used with object)
un·ac·com·plish·a·ble, adjective
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Accomplish
is one of our favorite verbs.
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Example Sentences
- The public has already accomplished getting the police and uniformed officers off the streets.
- If you don't try to accomplish your dream, you fail before you start.
- At least, no one has successfully explained how to accomplish that.
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Word Origin & History
accomplish
late 14c., from O.Fr. acompliss-, prp. stem of acomplir "to fulfill, fill up, complete" (12c.), from V.L. *accomplere, from L. ad- "to" + complere "fill up" (see complete).
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