ac|com´plish|er

ac|com´plish|er
ac|com|plish «uh KOM plihsh», transitive verb.
1. to succeed in completing; fulfill, perform, or carry out (an undertaking, plan, or promise): »

Did you accomplish your purpose?

SYNONYM(S): achieve, effect, attain.
2. to actually do; finish: »

to accomplish nothing. Fred can accomplish more in a day than any other boy in his class.

 SYNONYM(S): complete, execute. See syn. under do1. (Cf. ↑do)
3. to complete (a distance): »

to accomplish a journey.

4. to perfect; polish.
╂[< Old French acompliss-, stem of acomplir < Vulgar Latin accomplēre < Latin ad- to + complēre fill up]
–ac|com´plish|a|ble, adjective.
–ac|com´plish|er, noun.

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