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fulfill

verb
/fʊlˈfɪl/

Etymology

From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”). By surface analysis, full- + fill.

  1. derived from fullfyllan
  2. derived from fulfillen

Definitions

  1. To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).

    • You made a promise, son, and now you must fulfill it.
    • Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition.

  2. To emotionally or artistically satisfy

    To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.

    • This is the most fulfilling work I've ever done.

  3. To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.).

    • Unfortunately, you don't fulfill the criteria for extra grants at the present time.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To package, distribute, or ship goods.

    2. To fill full

      To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.

      • My lady is positively fulfilled of grace.
      • The silence which benumbs or strains the sense Fulfils with awe the soul's despair unweeping

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at fulfill. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at fulfill. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at fulfill

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA