[ac.com.plish] vt [ME accomplisshen, fr. MF acompliss-, stem of acomplir, fr. (assumed) VL accomplere, fr. L ad- + complere to fill up--more at complete] (14c) 1: to bring about (a result) by effort "have much to ~ today" "regretted that he had never ~ed a marriage for her --Francis Hackett"
2: to bring to completion: fulfill "we can ~ the job in an hour"
3: to succeed in reaching (a stage in a progression) "would starve before ~ing half the distance --W. H. Hudson d. 1922"
4. archaic a: to equip thoroughly b: perfect syn see perform -- ac.com.plish.able adj -- ac.com.plish.er n