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ful·fill
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verb (used with object)
1.
to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
2.
to perform or do, as duty; obey or follow, as commands.
3.
to satisfy (requirements, obligations, etc.):
a book that fulfills a long-felt need.
4.
to bring to an end; finish or complete, as a period of time:
He felt that life was over when one had fulfilled his threescore years and ten.
5.
to develop the full potential of (usually used reflexively):
She realized that she could never fulfill herself in such work.
Also,
fulfil.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
fulfillen,
Old English
fulfyllan.
See
full
1
,
fill
Related forms
ful·fill·er,
noun
o·ver·ful·fill,
verb (used with object)
pre·ful·fill,
verb (used with object)
su·per·ful·fill,
verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1.
accomplish, achieve, complete, realize.
2.
execute, discharge, observe.
3.
meet, answer, fill, comply with.
4.
end, terminate, conclude.
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fulfil
or
fulfill
(fʊlˈfɪl)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
fulfill
O.E. fullfyllan "fill up, make full," from full + fyllan (see
fill
, which is ultimately from the root of full). Used early of prophecy and perhaps a translation of L. implere, adimplere. Related: Fulfilled; fulfilling.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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