A*chieve" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Achieved (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Achieving (&?;).] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; à (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See Chief.] 1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.

Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it.
I. Taylor.

2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness.
Shak.

Thou hast achieved our liberty.
Milton.

[[Obs]., with a material thing as the aim.]

Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved.
Prior.

He hath achieved a maid
That paragons description.
Shak.

3. To finish; to kill. [Obs.] Shak.

Syn. -- To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See Accomplish.

• To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.
       Quotations
       *Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. - I. Taylor
  
• To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.
       Quotations
       *Some are born great, some achieve greatness - Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, II-v
       *Thou hast achieved our liberty. - Milton
  
• (Obsolete): To obtain with a material thing as the aim
       Quotations
       *Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. - Prior
       *He hath achieved a maid / That paragons description. - Shakespeare, Othello, II-i
  
• (Obsolete): To finish; to kill. - Shakespeare