Search:
Search Mode
Natural Language
Find single term
Find any term
Find exact phrase
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
achieve
early 14c., from O.Fr.
achever
"to finish," from phrase
à chef (venir)
"at an end, finished," or V.L.
*accapare
, from L.L.
ad caput (venire)
; both the O.Fr. and L.L. phrases meaning lit. "to come to a head," from stem of L.
caput
"head" (see
head
).
