"accompass" meaning in English

See accompass in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: accompasses [present, singular, third-person], accompassing [participle, present], accompassed [participle, past], accompassed [past]
Etymology: Superficially ac- + compass, but perhaps a- (“intensifying prefix”) + compass (“to accomplish”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ac|compass}} ac- + compass, {{af|en|a-|compass|t1=intensifying prefix|t2=to accomplish}} a- (“intensifying prefix”) + compass (“to accomplish”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} accompass (third-person singular simple present accompasses, present participle accompassing, simple past and past participle accompassed)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To achieve; effect; bring about. Tags: obsolete, transitive

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for accompass meaning in English (1.8kB)

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