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accomplish

ac·comp·lish

UK/əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ US/əˈkɒm.plɪʃ/ fairly common

verb

1.

put in effect

  • “carry out a task”
  • “execute the decision of the people”
  • “He actioned the operation”
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2.

to gain with effort

  • “she achieved her goal despite setbacks”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • mission accomplished

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