fulfill

[ fool-fil ]
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verb (used with object),ful·filled, ful·fil·ling.
  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.

  1. to satisfy (requirements, obligations, etc.): a book that fulfills a long-felt need.

  2. 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.

  3. to develop the full potential of (usually used reflexively): She realized that she could never fulfill herself in such work.

Origin of fulfill

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English fulfillen, Old English fulfyllan. See full1, fill
  • Also especially British, ful·fil .

Other words for fulfill

Other words from fulfill

  • 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)

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