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verb (v)

• to gain with effort(verb.social)

  Example:
  She achieved her goal despite setbacks.
  

  Synonym:
  accomplish, attain, reach
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(verb)

  source: webster1913