implement

A tool or instrument for working with.

Noun

  1. A tool or instrument for working with.
    • farming implements
    • agricultural implements
    • They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.

Origin

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

Forms

implements

Verb

  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.
    • 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...

    Synonyms: execute realize actualize materialize embody accomplish

    Antonyms: disrealize

    1. (programming) To realize a technical specification, e.g. of an algorithm, interface, or protocol.

      Synonyms: execute realize actualize materialize embody accomplish

      Antonyms: disrealize

Forms

implements implementing implemented

Derived

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