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accomplished

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ac·com·plished

[uh-kom-plisht]
adjective
1.
completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
2.
highly skilled; expert: an accomplished pianist.
3.
having all the social graces, manners, and other attainments of polite society.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; see accomplish, -ed2

su·per·ac·com·plished, adjective
well-ac·com·plished, adjective

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Accomplished is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example Sentences
  • She was about to do something no one had accomplished.
  • We hope to see more photo submissions from other accomplished photographers on the Web.
  • Vaccines have accomplished near miracles in the fight against infectious disease.
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ac·com·plish

[uh-kom-plish]
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- + complirLatin complēre to fill; see complete, -ish2

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

accomplice, accomplish.


1. complete, fulfill; execute, effect. See do1.

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accomplished (əˈkɒmplɪʃt, əˈkʌm-)
 
adj
1.  successfully completed; achieved
2.  expert; proficient

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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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accomplished
late 15c., "perfect as a result of training," pp. adj. from accomplish (q.v.). Meaning "completed" is from 1570s.
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