accomplish

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English accomplisshen, acomplissen, from Old French acompliss-, extended stem of acomplir (Modern French accomplir), from Vulgar Latin *(ac)complīre, from Latin complēre (“fill up/out, complete”, whence English complete). First attested in the late 14th century. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/, /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ/, /əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /əˈkɒm.plɪʃ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈkɐm.plɪʃ/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /əˈkɐm.pləʃ/ Hyphenation: ac‧com‧plish === Verb === accomplish (third-person singular simple present accomplishes, present participle accomplishing, simple past and past participle accomplished) (transitive) To finish successfully. (transitive) To complete, as time or distance. (transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully. (transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish. (transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain. (transitive, Philippines) To fill out a form. ==== Synonyms ==== do, perform, fulfill, realize, effect, effectuate, complete, consummate, execute, achieve, perfect, equip, furnish, carry out, pull off ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== complete comply ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “accomplish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “accomplish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “accomplish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.