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Definition of Fulfill
1. Verb. Put in effect. "He actioned the operation"
Generic synonyms: Complete, Finish, Effect, Effectuate, Set Up
Related verbs: Carry Out, Follow Out, Follow Through, Follow Up, Go Through, Implement, Put Through
Specialized synonyms: Get Over, Run, Consummate, Consummate, Do, Perform, Complete, Discharge, Dispatch
Derivative terms: Accomplishable, Accomplishment, Execution, Executive, Fulfilment, Fulfillment
2. Verb. Meet the requirements or expectations of.
Generic synonyms: Conform To, Fit, Meet
Specialized synonyms: Answer, Do, Serve, Suffice, Cover
Derivative terms: Fulfilment, Fulfillment, Satisfaction, Satisfactory, Satisfactory, Satisfier
Antonyms: Fall Short Of
3. Verb. Fill or meet a want or need.
Generic synonyms: Cater, Ply, Provide, Supply
Specialized synonyms: Answer, Appease, Quell, Stay, Feed On, Feed Upon, Allay, Assuage, Quench, Slake
Derivative terms: Fill, Fulfilment, Fulfillment, Satisfaction, Satisfactory, Satisfactory, Satisfier
Definition of Fulfill
1. v. t. To fill up; to make full or complete.
Definition of Fulfill
1. Verb. (archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up. ¹
2. Verb. To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). ¹
3. Verb. To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest. ¹
4. Verb. To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fulfill
1. to bring about the accomplishment of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fulfill
Literary usage of Fulfill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... or cold, whene'er The God so bade, and toil was nigh fulfill'd. Then brass
eterne upon the fire he cast, Silver, and tin, and precious gold, ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"That was their agreement, and they had adequate funds belonging to the ship to
fulfill their agreement. The law must imply that that which they were bound ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"S. accomplish, crown, complete, consummate, fulfill, do, execute, round (esp.
with "out"). Antonyms: see BEGIN. finish. ». г. 1. conclude, end;—in the sense ..."
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