accomplish

ac-com-plish · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Achieve or complete successfully.

  2. 2.

    Succeed in doing or completing something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    mission accomplished — The task has been successfully completed.
  • •
    accomplish nothing — To fail to achieve any result.
  • •
    accomplish much/little — To achieve a large/small amount.

Related words

Antonyms: abandon, fail, neglect
See also: accomplished, accomplishment, achieve, complete
Synonyms: achieve, attain, complete, fulfill

Etymology

From Old French acomplir ("to complete, fulfill"), from Vulgar Latin accomplire, from Latin ad- ("to") + complere ("to fill up, complete"), from com- ("together") + plere ("to fill").