Fulfilled

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fulfill \Ful*fill"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fulfilled}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Fulfilling}.] [OE. fulfillen, fulfullen, AS.
     fulfyllan; ful full + fyllan to fill. See {Full}, a., and
     {Fill}, v. t.] [Written also {fulfil.}]
     1. To fill up; to make full or complete. [Obs.] "Fulfill her
        week" --Gen. xxix. 27.


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              Suffer thou that the children be fulfilled first,
              for it is not good to take the bread of children and
              give to hounds.                       --Wyclif (Mark
                                                    vii. 27).
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     2. To accomplish or carry into effect, as an intention,
        promise, or prophecy, a desire, prayer, or requirement,
        etc.; to complete by performance; to answer the
        requisitions of; to bring to pass, as a purpose or design;
        to effectuate.
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              He will, fulfill the desire of them fear him. --Ps.
                                                    cxlv. 199.
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              Here Nature seems fulfilled in all her ends.
                                                    --Milton.
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              Servants must their masters' minds fulfill. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fulfilled
       See {fulfil}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fulfilled
       adj : completed to perfection

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fulfil
       v 1: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of
            the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry
            through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action},
             {fulfill}]
       2: fill or meet a want or need [syn: {meet}, {satisfy}, {fill},
           {fulfill}]
       3: fulfil the requirements or expectations of [syn: {satisfy},
          {fulfill}, {live up to}] [ant: {fall short of}]
       [also: {fulfilling}, {fulfilled}]