Definition of: accomplish

(ə·kom′plish) v.t.
1. To bring to pass; perform; effect.
2. To bring to completion; finish.
3. Obs. To make complete; perfect, as in external acquirements or mental polish. [<OF acompliss-, stem of acomplir <LL accomplere <L ad- to + complere fill up, complete]
—ac·com′plish·a·ble adjective
—ac·com′plish·er noun Synonyms: achieve, complete, consummate, discharge, do. effect, execute, finish, fulfil, perform, realize. Perform and accomplish both imply working toward the end; but perform always allows a possibility of not attaining, while accomplish carries the thought of full completion. See ATTAIN, EFFECT.