\Ful*fill"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fulfilled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Fulfilling}.] [OE. fulfillen, fulfullen, AS.
fulfyllan; ful full + fyllan to fill. See {Full}, a., and
{Fill}, v. t.] [Written also {fulfil.}]
1. To fill up; to make full or complete. [>Obs.] ``Fulfill
   her week'' --Gen. xxix. 27.
         Suffer thou that the children be fulfilled first,
         for it is not good to take the bread of children and
         give to hounds.                       --Wyclif (Mark
                                               vii. 27).
2. To accomplish or carry into effect, as an intention,
   promise, or prophecy, a desire, prayer, or requirement,
   etc.; to complete by performance; to answer the
   requisitions of; to bring to pass, as a purpose or design;
   to effectuate.
         He will, fulfill the desire of them fear him. --Ps.
                                               cxlv. 199.
         Here Nature seems fulfilled in all her ends.
                                               --Milton.
         Servants must their masters' minds fulfill. --Shak.