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► 動詞
全う  [まっとう]  [全うする]    meaning:  fulfill  rank: 4
☆ 寿命を全うしたとえるだろう ⇨ You can say he lived his life fully
☆ 職務を全うした ⇨ He completed all his duties

► 形容動詞
全う  [まっとう]  [liter]    meaning:  decent  rank: 3
☆ おもそろそろ全うな仕事いたらどうだ? ⇨ Isn’t it about time for you to get a decent job?
☆ に全うな人生生きてきた ⇨ He has always lived a honest, upright, life


More examples:
  • は95だったから天寿を全うしたとえるだろう ⇨ He was 95 (when he died) so you can say he lived his full life