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Fulfillment

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ful·fill also ful·fil  (fl-fl)
tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils
1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises.
2. To carry out (an order, for example).
3. To measure up to; satisfy. See Synonyms at perform, satisfy.
4. To bring to an end; complete.
[Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan : full, full; see full1 + fyllan, to fill; see fill.]
ful·filler n.
ful·fillment, ful·filment n.
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Noun1.fulfillment - a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
fulfilment
satisfaction - the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"
2.fulfillment - the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)
fulfilment
consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition
self-fulfillment, self-realisation, self-realization - the fulfillment of your capacities


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You KNOW I'd rather be your wife in our house of dreams and fulfillment than a queen in a palace.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
"Is this," said the Eagle, "the faithful fulfillment of your promise to me?
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The greater number of the young women, who envied Anna and had long been weary of hearing her called virtuous, rejoiced at the fulfillment of their predictions, and were only waiting for a decisive turn in public opinion to fall upon her with all the weight of their scorn.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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