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>
4 archaic a : to equip thoroughly b : perfect

synonyms see perform

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

— ac·com·plish·er noun