implement B2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction US /ˈɪmpləmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #14791 Meanings 1 verb To put a plan, decision, or system into action. The company will implement the new policy next month. 2 noun A tool or instrument used for a particular job. The shed was full of garden implements like spades and rakes. 3 verb To make sure that rules or laws are followed. The school began to implement stricter rules on phone use. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to put a plan, decision, or... executecarry out 3 verb · to make sure that rules or... enforce Word family Forms implementedimplementingimplements Derived forms implementabilityimplementableimplementalimplementationimplementerimplementiferousimplementormisimplementnonimplementnonimplementedreimplementunimplementability Common collocations cutting implement Noun + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum (“a filling up”), from Latin impleō (“to fill up”). *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European impleō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Tools, Machines & Construction Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # implement **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪmpləmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 14791 ## Meanings 1. To put a plan, decision, or system into action. 2. A tool or instrument used for a particular job. 3. To make sure that rules or laws are followed. ## Examples - The company will implement the new policy next month. - The shed was full of garden implements like spades and rakes. - The school began to implement stricter rules on phone use. ## Derived Forms - implementability - implementable - implemental - implementation - implementer - implementiferous - implementor - misimplement - nonimplement - nonimplemented - reimplement - unimplementability ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *pleh₁- - Root: impleō ## Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum (“a filling up”), from Latin impleō (“to fill up”). ## AI Etymology Implement is borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum (“a filling up”), from Latin impleō (“to fill up”). The historical line also includes *pleh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). In current use, the main senses are “To put a plan, decision, or system into action” and “A tool or instrument used for a particular job”. ## Topics - Tools, Machines & Construction - Actions & Processes markdown