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fulfil or fulfill (fʊlˈfɪl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , (US) -fils, -fills, -filling, -filled
1.  to bring about the completion or achievement of (a desire, promise, etc)
2.  to carry out or execute (a request, etc)
3.  to conform with or satisfy (regulations, demands, etc)
4.  to finish or reach the end of: he fulfilled his prison sentence
5.  fulfil oneself to achieve one's potential or desires
 
[Old English fulfyllan]
 
fulfill or fulfill
 
vb
 
[Old English fulfyllan]
 
ful'filler or fulfill
 
n
 
ful'filment or fulfill
 
n
 
ful'fillment or fulfill
 
n

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fulfil
see fulfill. Related: fulfilment.
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Example sentences
Even when they were switched on, nuclear-power stations did not fulfil their
  promise.
All students must fulfil requirements in ethics, law, writing and
  internationalism.
Life's purpose is ours to decide and ours to fulfil.
Some people then spend their lives trying to fulfil that myth and end up sorely
  disappointed.
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