Fulfill Definition

fyo͝olfil
fulfilled, fulfilling, fulfills, fulfils
verb
fulfilled, fulfilling, fulfills
To bring into actuality; effect or make real.
Fulfilled their promises; fulfilled her dream.
American Heritage
To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen.
Webster's New World
To do (something required); obey.
Webster's New World
To do, perform, or obey (a task or order, for example); carry out.
American Heritage
To satisfy (a condition) or answer (a purpose)
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
idiom
fulfill oneself
  • to realize completely one's ambitions, potentialities, etc.
Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fulfill

  • fulfill oneself

Origin of Fulfill

  • Middle English fulfillen from Old English fullfyllan full full full1 fyllan to fill fill

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”), corresponding to full- +‎ fill.

    From Wiktionary

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