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| 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. |
| ful·fill also ful·fil (fŏŏl-fĭl') tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
[Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan : full, full; see full1 + fyllan, to fill; see fill.] ful·fill'er n., ful·fill'ment, ful·fil'ment n. |