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implement definition

im·ple·ment (im′plə mənt; for v., -ment′)

noun

  1. any article or device used or needed in a given activity; tool, instrument, utensil, etc.
  2. any thing or person used as a means to some end

Etymology: ME < LL implementum, a filling up < L implere, to fill up < in-, in + plere, to fill: see full

transitive verb

  1. to carry into effect; fulfill; accomplish
  2. to provide the means for the carrying out of; give practical effect to
  3. to provide with implements

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implement Synonyms

implement

n.

tool, utensil, device, instrument; see device 1, tool 1. See syn. study at tool.


implement

v.

carry out, realize, execute, fulfill; see achieve 1, complete 1, perform 1.


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implement Usage Examples

Object

  • recommendation: ICSTIS will consult on how best to implement the recommendations through its Code of Practice in the New Year.

Adjective modifier

  • agricultural: It was later used as a corn exchange and for the display of agricultural implements.

Adjective complement

  • cloneable: It will get invoked only through a derived class, which, if it is to work successfully, implements Cloneable.

Modifying Another Word

  • successfully: Capita successfully implemented the central London congestion charging scheme on 17 February 2003.

Used with why or when

  • which: He returned to Jack, taking another implement which he inserted at the lower end of the incision.

Preposition: in

  • accordance: Security levels within the automated software tool were implemented in accordance with the hierarchy defined in the process above.
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