NYT Dictionary

FULFILL

/fʊlˈfɪl/
Verbful-FILLful-fill · 2 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”). By surface analysis, full- + fill.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

realizeperformaccomplishexecuteactionfulfilsatisfymeetfillfit

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles:

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