Meanings
verbaccompass (third-person singular simple present accompasses, present participle accompassing, simple past and past participle accompassed)
present singular third person accompasses · participle present accompassing · participle past accompassed · past accompassed
- obsoletetransitiveTo achieve; effect; bring about.
The remotion of two such impediments is not commonly accompass'd by one head-piece.
1693, John Hacket, Scrinia reserata: a Memorial offered to the great Deservings of John Williams, D.D
Origin
Superficially ac- + compass, but perhaps a- (“intensifying prefix”) + compass (“to accomplish”).
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