implement
noun /ˈɪmplɪm(ə)nt 
/
/1A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment that is used for a particular purpose: garden implements...
- Others were gardening, armed with clippers and other sharp implements.
- The violence can be all too real with hammers, bombs and household implements being used to exact revenge.
- Today, artists can use various implements to cut the blocks of wood.
Synonyms
tool, utensil, instrument, device, apparatus, contrivance, gadget, contraption, appliance, machine, labour-saving device
informal gizmo
2 [mass noun] Scots Law Performance of an obligation.
verb /ˈɪmplɪmɛnt / [with object]
/ [with object]Put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect: the scheme to implement student loans...
- The final part of the plan was never fully implemented primarily due to the speed of the Russian advance.
- The evidence based policies implemented by several governments in the West have not been widely introduced here.
- Such communities have suffered through the policies implemented by this government.
Synonyms
execute, apply, put into effect/action, put into practice, carry out, carry through, perform, enact, administer;
fulfil, discharge, accomplish, bring about, achieve, realize, contrive, effect;
enforce, impose
rare effectuate
Derivatives
implementer
- We are all certain that implementers will encounter such issues, so the request for assistance is valid.
- Because there are no technical changes requested to the document, implementers can get ready to deploy.
- The basic features of the logic implementer include generality of applications, easy-to-use environment, and robust, reliable interconnections
Origin
Late Middle English (in the sense 'article of furniture, equipment, or dress'): partly from medieval Latin implementa (plural), partly from late Latin implementum 'filling up, fulfilment', both from Latin implere 'fill up' (later 'employ'), from in- 'in' + Latin plere 'fill'. The verb dates from the early 18th century.