accomplish
verb/əˈkɑmplɪʃ/
Frequency rank: #3,933 most common English word
Meaning
To succeed in doing or completing something.
Example sentence
The engineer worked overtime for months to accomplish the impossible task of designing a bridge over the canyon.
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