Fulfil

//fʊlˈfɪl// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    British standard spelling of fulfill.

    "It is recorded that this remarkable prophecy, now largely fulfilled, was received with much merriment—an undeserved fate."

  2. 2
    fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction wordnet
  3. 3
    put in effect wordnet
  4. 4
    meet the requirements or expectations of wordnet

Synonyms

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carry throughmeetsatisfyabide byaccomplishaccomplish

Example

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"Man has many wishes that he does not really wish to fulfil, and it would be a misunderstanding to suppose the contrary. He wants them to remain wishes, they have value only in his imagination; their fulfilment would be a bitter disappointment to him. Such a desire is the desire for eternal life. If it were fulfilled, man would become thoroughly sick of living eternally, and yearn for death."

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