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Added 9 October 2026

accomplish

/əˈkʌm.plɪʃ/ verb

In Latin: patrō, perpetrō, peragō First recorded: late 14th century Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about accomplish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Put in effect.
carry out a task
To gain with effort.
she achieved her goal despite setbacks

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.

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