implement

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

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

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Phrases (1)

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cutting implement
a tool designed to cut or slice material

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

*pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European impleō Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# 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
- Actions & Processes

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