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IMPLEMENT DEFINITIONS - 11 definitions found


Websters 1828 Dictionary

Implement IM'PLEMENT,n. [Low L.implementum, from impleo, to fill; in and pleo.]may supply wants; particularly, as now used, tools, utensils, vessels, instruments; the tools or instruments of labor; the vessels used in a kitchen, etc.; as the implements of trade or of husbandry. [It is a word of very extensive signification.]


WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005)

implement n 1: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end v 1: apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" 2: ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; [syn: enforce, implement, apply] [ant: exempt, free, relieve] 3: pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" [syn: follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through}]




Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)

implement I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin implementum action of filling up, from Latin implēre to fill up, from in- + plēre to fill — more at full Date: 15th century 1. an article serving to equip <the implements of religious worship> 2. a device used in the performance of a task ; tool, utensil 3. one that serves as an instrument or tool <the partnership agreement does not seem to be a very potent implement — H. B. Hoffman> Synonyms: implement, tool, instrument, appliance, utensil mean a relatively simple device for performing work. implement may apply to anything necessary to perform a task <crude stone implements> <farm implements>. tool suggests an implement adapted to facilitate a definite kind or stage of work and suggests the need of skill more strongly than implement <a carpenter's tools>. instrument suggests a device capable of delicate or precise work <the dentist's instruments>. appliance refers to a tool or instrument utilizing a power source and suggests portability or temporary attachment <household appliances>. utensil applies to a device used in domestic work or some routine unskilled activity <kitchen utensils>. II. transitive verb Date: 1806 1. carry out, accomplish; especially to give practical effect to and ensure of actual fulfillment by concrete measures 2. to provide instruments or means of expression for • implementation nounimplementer or implementor noun

Oxford English Reference Dictionary

implement
n. & v.
--n.
1 a tool, instrument, or utensil.
2 (in pl.) equipment; articles of furniture, dress, etc.
3 Law performance of an obligation.
--v.tr.
1 a put (a decision, plan, etc.) into effect. b fulfil (an undertaking).
2 complete (a contract etc.).
3 fill up; supplement.
Derivatives:
implementation n.
Etymology: ME f. med.L implementa (pl.) f. implere employ (as IN-(2), L plere plet- fill)


Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary

implement (implemented) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you implement something such as a plan, you ensure that what has been planned is done. The government promised to implement a new system to control financial loan institutions... = carry out VERB: V nimplementation Very little has been achieved in the implementation of the peace agreement signed last January. N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n 2. An implement is a tool or other piece of equipment. (FORMAL) ...writing implements. N-COUNT

English Explanatory Dictionary

implement ̘. ̈n.ˈɪmplɪmənt n. & v. --n. 1 a tool, instrument, or utensil. 2 (in pl.) equipment; articles of furniture, dress, etc. 3 Law performance of an obligation. --v.tr. 1 a put (a decision, plan, etc.) into effect. b fulfil (an undertaking). 2 complete (a contract etc.). 3 fill up; supplement. øøimplementation n. [ME f. med.L implementa (pl.) f. implere employ (as IN-(2), L plere plet- fill)]

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Implement \Im"ple*ment\, n. [LL. implementum accomplishment, fr. L. implere, impletum, to fill up, finish, complete; pref. im- in + plere to fill. The word was perh. confuse with OF. empleier, emploier, to employ, F. employer, whence E. employ. See Plenty.] That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war. Genius must have talent as its complement and implement. --Coleridge.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Implement \Im"ple*ment\, v. t. 1. To accomplish; to fulfill. [R.] Revenge . . . executed and implemented by the hand of Vanbeest Brown. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or implements. The chief mechanical requisites of the barometer are implemented in such an instrument as the following. --Nichol. 3. (Scots Law) To fulfill or perform, as a contract or an engagement.

Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms

implement n. Instrument, tool, utensil.

English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms)

implement ̘. ̈n.ˈɪmplɪmənt n. 1 utensil, tool, instrument, apparatus, device, appliance, contrivance, mechanism, (piece of) equipment, Colloq gadget, contraption: You need the proper implement for measuring inside diameters. --v. 2 carry out, execute, accomplish, perform, achieve, (put into) effect, bring about, cause, fulfil, realize: You will need our help to implement the plan.

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

133 Moby Thesaurus words for "implement": Charlie McCarthy, Federal, abide by, accomplish, achieve, actualize, adhere to, administer, agent, amanuensis, ancilla, apparatus, appliance, baggage agent, bring about, bring off, bring to effect, bring to pass, business agent, carry into effect, carry into execution, carry off, carry out, carry through, cause, claim agent, clerk, come through, come through with, commercial agent, commission agent, complete, consignee, contraption, contrivance, creature, customer agent, device, discharge, dummy, dupe, effect, effectuate, enforce, execute, factor, fed, federal agent, fill out, freight agent, fulfill, functionary, gadget, general agent, get through, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, go through, go-between, hand tool, handmaid, handmaiden, honor, instrument, insurance agent, interagent, intermediary, intermediate, intermedium, invoke, land agent, law agent, lever, literary agent, loan agent, make, make out, materialize, means, mechanical device, mechanism, mediator, medium, midwife, minion, news agent, observe, official, organ, parliamentary agent, passenger agent, pawn, perform, plaything, power tool, precision tool, press agent, promulgate, prosecute, pull off, puppet, purchasing agent, put across, put in force, put in practice, put into effect, put into practice, put over, put through, real estate agent, realize, render, sales agent, secretary, servant, slave, special agent, speed tool, station agent, steward, stooge, theatrical agent, ticket agent, tool, toy, transact, translate into action, travel agent, utensil, vehicle, walking delegate, work out


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