accomplish

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  1. transitive verb To succeed in doing; bring to pass. See Synonyms at perform.
  2. transitive verb To reach the end of; complete.

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  • All we seem to accomplish is to enrich the drug lords and foist all manner of destabilizing violence on our southern neighbors. —  Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog
  • After reading the following article: am I correct that I should be formatting both drives with GUID and Journaled characteristics or will Time Machine fulfill what I want Journaling to accomplish which is —  Discussions: Message List - root
  • But what I do hope to accomplish is to ingrain a spirit of FREEdom within me, so that my natural reactions become FREEdom choices. —  HS Blog - Homeschool Blog
  • "I guess what I really want to accomplish is to become the first Korean American entertainer, to be successful and impact the entertainment industry."
  • Probably all we have left to accomplish is to totally surround Russia with our missiles and alert Israel to take out Iran's Nuclear. —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
 

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accomplish:   accomplishing ·  accomplished ·  accomplishes
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English accomplisshen, from Old French acomplir, acompliss-, to complete : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + complir, to complete (from Latin complēre, to fill out; see complete).

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  1. from Middle English acomplissen, from Old French acompliss-, stem of certain parts of acomplir, French accomplir, complete, from a- (Latin ad), to, + complir, from Latin complere, complete: see complete, v.
 

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/əˈkɑmplɪʃ/
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