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implement - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'implement' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Implement [ n.]
- 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.
2 . Implement [ v. t.]
- To accomplish; to fulfill.
- To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or implements.
- To fulfill or perform, as a contract or an engagement.

Meaning of 'implement' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . implement [ v]
Meaning (1):
- ensure observance of laws and rules
Example in sentence:
  • Apply the rules to everyone
Meaning (2):
- pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
Example in sentence:
  • Did he go through with the treatment?;
  • He implemented a new economic plan;
  • She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal
Meaning (3):
- apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
Example in sentence:
  • implement a procedure