implement

[n. im-pluh-muh nt; v. im-pluh-ment, -muh nt] /n. ˈɪm plə mənt; v. ˈɪm pləˌmɛnt, -mənt/
noun
1.
any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil:
agricultural implements.
2.
an article of equipment, as household furniture, clothing, ecclesiastical vestments, or the like.
3.
a means; agent:
human beings as an implement of divine plan.
verb (used with object)
4.
to fulfill; perform; carry out:
Once in office, he failed to implement his campaign promises.
5.
to put into effect according to or by means of a definite plan or procedure.
6.
to fill out or supplement.
7.
to provide with implements.
Origin
1425-75; late Middle English < Late Latin implēmentum a filling up, equivalent to Latin implē(re) to fill up (im- im-1 + plēre to fill) + -mentum -ment
Related forms
implementable, adjective
implemental, adjective
implementation, noun
implementer, implementor, noun
nonimplement, noun
nonimplemental, adjective
reimplement, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1. See tool.
Examples from the web for implement
  • What's lacking is action to implement and increase known solutions to meet those commitments.
  • If the parties agree on the agenda, all actors are given an action plan to implement its suggestions.
  • It is simple logic, not so simple to implement, but fixing the educational system is a good start for the long term.
  • To conserve scarce supplies, water managers will probably have to implement restrictions again.
  • He had no better implement with which to intrench himself in the land than a clam-shell.
  • We must modify their education system and then implement the curriculum into our own.
  • Geo-Games event plans are low-cost, easy to implement, and adaptable to your school's resources and needs.
  • Have groups plan a skit showing how they will implement this study.
  • Keep your compost pile properly aerated by turning it over with a pitchfork or other yard implement.
  • The data collected is used to redirect water traffic and implement safer fishing practices to keep these whales safe.
British Dictionary definitions for implement

implement

noun (ˈɪmplɪmənt)
1.
a piece of equipment; tool or utensil: gardening implements
2.
something used to achieve a purpose; agent
verb (transitive) (ˈɪmplɪˌmɛnt)
3.
to carry out; put into action; perform: to implement a plan
4.
(archaic) to complete, satisfy, or fulfil
Derived Forms
implemental, adjective
implementation, noun
implementer, implementor, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Late Latin implēmentum, literally: a filling up, from Latin implēre to fill up, satisfy, fulfil
Word Origin and History for implement
n.

mid-15c., from Late Latin implementem "a filling up" (as with provisions), from Latin implere "to fill," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + plere "to fill" (see pleio-). Sense of "tool" is 1530s, from notion of things provided to do work, that which "fills up" or "completes" a household (c.1500).

v.

1806, originally chiefly in Scottish, where the noun was a legal term meaning "fulfillment," from implement (n.). It led to the wretched formation implementation, first recorded 1913. Related: Implemented.