carry out
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carry out
1.
Accomplish, bring to a conclusion, as in They carried out the mission successfully. Shakespeare had this term in King Lear (5:1): "And hardly shall I carry out my side, Her husband being alive." [Late 1500s]
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Put in practice or effect, as in We will carry out the new policy, or Please carry out my instructions. [Mid-1800s]
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Definition: complete activity
Antonyms: leave, not finish, stop
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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