Achieve
Achieve verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.
Usage example: finally achieved his purpose, which was to form a first-class boys' choir made up of inner-city kids
Complete is a synonym for achieve in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Complete" instead a verb "Achieve", when it comes to topics like finish, settle, perfect, aim.
Complete
Complete verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
Usage example: managed to complete the assignment with time to spare
Achieve is a synonym for complete in activity topic. You can use "Achieve" instead a verb "Complete", if it concerns topics such as finish, settle, aim, do.
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It was fully complete, but scrapped because it didn't achieve what the creators had hoped it to do.
Source: Web Video / Marble Hornets - Also, a literal use of this trope since, to achieve this ending, the player must complete the game twice at the lower difficulty settings, and then finish the game in Extreme difficulty.
- Seekers: Young Giselda the wingling sets out from her home to complete a quest allowing her to achieve adulthood.
Source: Fantasy Webcomics
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