implement

verb, noun — 3 senses

implement

verb

/ˈɪmpləmənt/ · /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum (“a filling up”), from Latin impleō (“to fill up”).

1

To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.

  • Near-synonyms: realize, actualize, materialize; embody; accomplish
  • It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement.
2 more examples
  • A considerable amount of beet comes from the Clonakilty and Courtmacsherry growing areas to Mallow and if the closure proposals mentioned are implemented this traffic will in future years be thrown on roads ill-suited to such heavy haulage.1960 December, “The Irish Scene”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715:
  • Guardiola, who last won the Champions League in 2011, started with no defensive midfielder and no recognised striker and watched his midfielder-heavy lineup struggle to implement a complicated gameplan.2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian:
2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences To realize a technical specification, e.g. of an algorithm, interface, or protocol.

Derived terms
implementability, implementable, implemental, implementation, implementer, implementiferous, implementor, misimplement, nonimplement, nonimplemented, reimplement, unimplementability, unimplemented

implement

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum (“a filling up”), from Latin impleō (“to fill up”).

1

A tool or instrument for working with.

  • farming implements
  • agricultural implements
2 more examples
  • They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.
  • A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys struggling—barrel-maker’s boys, to judge by the implements lying around.1900, Sigmund Freud, translated by James Strachey, The Interpretation of Dreams: Avon Books, page 234:

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