accomplish
verb
ac·com·plish ə-ˈkäm-plish 
-ˈkəm-
-ˈkəm- accomplished; accomplishing; accomplishes
transitive verb
1
: to bring about (a result) by effort
have much to accomplish today
2
: to bring to completion : fulfill
accomplish a job
3
: to succeed in reaching (a stage in a progression)
would starve before accomplishing half the distance
W. H. Hudson †1922
W. H. Hudson †19224
archaic
a
: to equip thoroughly
b
: perfect
accomplishable
ə-ˈkäm-pli-shə-bəl
adjective -ˈkəm-
accomplisher noun
Synonyms
- achieve
- bring off
- carry off
- carry out
- commit
- compass
- do
- execute
- follow through (with)
- fulfill
- fulfil
- make
- negotiate
- perform
- perpetrate
- prosecute
- pull off
- put through
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
There are several different ways to accomplish the same task. Exactly what he thought he would accomplish is unclear.
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Etymology
Middle English acomplicen, accomplisshen, borrowed from Anglo-French acomplis-, stem of acomplir, acumplir, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + complir, cumplir "to complete, fulfill," going back (with conjugation change) to Latin complēre "to fill up, complete" — more at complete entry 1
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
accomplish
verb
ac·com·plish ə-ˈkäm-plish
accomplished; accomplishing
: to succeed in doing or reaching
The club accomplished its goal of raising money.
accomplishes
verb
as in achieves
to carry through (as a process) to completion you've accomplished your assigned task with your usual efficiency Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- achieves
- fulfills
- performs
- executes
- does
- fulfils
- makes
- implements
- prosecutes
- perpetrates
- negotiates
- commits
- completes
- realizes
- carries out
- goes through
- pulls off
- carries off
- finishes
- effectuates
- puts through
- brings off
- effects
- follows through (with)
- compasses
- attains
- practices
- brings about
- repeats
- reenacts
- actualizes
- aces
- ends
- nails
- practises
- engages (in)
- winds up
- reduplicates
- works (at)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fails
- skimps
- slights
- slurs