ful·fill

[fool-fil]
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 full1, fill

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)


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) [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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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.
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Example sentences
These are the bottles that fulfill a wine's only duty on a warm afternoon: to
  be crisp and white.
Steps taken this week should help us fulfill that obligation.
By making an obligation you have agreed to someone else that you will fulfill
  it.
He will need the courage to do more than husband his success if he is to
  fulfill the mandate for change that he sought.
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