accomplish one's ends
31compass — [kum′pəs; ] also [ käm′pəs] vt. [ME compassen < OFr compasser, to go around < VL * compassare < L com , together + passus, a step: see PACE1] 1. Archaic to go around; make a circuit of 2. ENCOMPASS (sense 1) 3. to grasp mentally;… …
32Doris (opera) — Doris is a comedy opera in three acts by Alfred Cellier, with a libretto by B. C. Stephenson. After the phenomenal success of Cellier and Stephenson s Dorothy (1886), the pair were hoping for another big hit. Doris turned out to be only modestly… …
33GOLDBERG, RUBE — (1883–1970), U.S. cartoonist. Reuben Lucius Goldberg, satirist of American folkways and creator of improbable and outlandish devices and inventions, was born in San Francisco, Calif. His father insisted he go to college to become an engineer.… …
34Subordination (finance) — Subordination in banking and finance refers to the order of priorities in claims for ownership or interest in various assets.United States lawubordination of debtSubordination is the process by which a creditor is placed in a lower priority for… …
35writ — writ1 /rit/, n. 1. Law. a. a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign, government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some specified …
36attain — /əˈteɪn / (say uh tayn) verb (t) 1. to reach, achieve, or accomplish by continued effort: to attain one s ends. 2. to come to or arrive at in due course: to attain the opposite shore. –phrase 3. attain to, to arrive at; succeed in reaching or… …
37Accomplished — Accomplish Ac*com plish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accomplished}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Accomplishing}.] [OE. acomplissen, OF. accomplir, F. accomplir; L. ad + complere to fill up, complete. See {Complete}, {Finish}.] 1. To complete, as time or distance.… …
38Accomplishing — Accomplish Ac*com plish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accomplished}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Accomplishing}.] [OE. acomplissen, OF. accomplir, F. accomplir; L. ad + complere to fill up, complete. See {Complete}, {Finish}.] 1. To complete, as time or distance.… …
39Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
40Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
