| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ful·fill |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f l-f l |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also ful·fil |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. To carry out (an order, for example). 3. To measure up to; satisfy. See synonyms at perform. , satisfy. 4. To bring to an end; complete. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan : full, full; see full1 + fyllan, to fill; see fill. | | OTHER FORMS: | ful·filler —NOUN
ful·fillment, ful·filment —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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