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. [ 1913 Webster ] 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). [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] He will, fulfill the desire of them fear him. Ps. cxlv. 199. [ 1913 Webster ] Here Nature seems fulfilled in all her ends. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] Servants must their masters' minds fulfill. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |