Main Entry:

ac·com·plish

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈkäm-plish, -ˈkəm-\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English accomplisshen, from Anglo-French accompliss-, stem of accomplir, from Vulgar Latin *accomplēre, from Latin ad- + complēre 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 accomplishing half the distance — W. H. Hudson †1922>4archaic a: to equip thoroughly b: perfect

synonyms see perform

— ac·com·plish·able \-pli-shə-bəl\ adjective

— ac·com·plish·er noun