Accomplish Definition
ə-kŏmplĭsh
accomplished, accomplishes
verb
accomplished, accomplishes
To succeed in doing (a task, for example); carry out or complete.
American Heritage
To do; succeed in doing; complete (a task, time, or distance)
Webster's New World
To make complete; perfect.
Webster's New World
To finish successfully.
Wiktionary
To complete, as time or distance.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- not finish
- give up
- nullify
- fail
- relinquish
- abandon
Origin of Accomplish
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Middle English accomplisshen from Old French acomplir acompliss- to complete a- to (from Latin ad- ad–) complir to complete (from Latin complēre to fill out complete)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Late Middle English acomplissen, from Old French acompliss-, present participle stem of acomplir (Modern French accomplir), from Latin ad + complere (“to fill up, to complete”).
From Wiktionary
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From Wiktionary
First attested in the late 14th century.
From Wiktionary
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