v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' käm-plish, - ' k ə m-
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English accomplisshen, from Anglo-French accompliss-, stem of accomplir, from Vulgar Latin *accompl ē re, from Latin ad- + compl ē re to fill up ― more at COMPLETE
Date: 14th century
1 : to bring about (a result) by effort <have much to accomplish today>
2 : to bring to completion : FULFILL <we can accomplish the job in an hour>
3 : to succeed in reaching (a stage in a progression) <would starve before accomplish ing half the distance ― W. H. Hudson † 1922>
4 archaic a : to equip thoroughly b : PERFECT
synonyms see PERFORM
– ac · com · plish · able \ -pli-sh ə -b ə l \ adjective
– ac · com · plish · er noun