Dictionary

implement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɪmpləmənt/
• /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/
• ĭmʹplə-mĕnt
• ĭmʹplə-mənt
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A tool or instrument for working with.
   • They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.
   • agricultural implements
   • A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys struggling—barrel-maker’s boys, to judge by the implements lying around. 1900, Sigmund Freud, translated by James Strachey, The Interpretation of Dreams: Avon Books, page 234:
   • farming implements

Forms

Translations (62)

sv redskap (a tool) · fr instrument (a tool) · ckb ئاڵات (a tool) · fi apuväline (a tool) · tl pagaway (a tool) · es implemento (a tool) · he כלי (a tool) · pt instrumento (a tool) · id alat (a tool) · it utensile (a tool) · id perkakas (a tool) · io implemento (a tool) · jv perkakas (a tool) · pt ferramenta (a tool) · nl hulpmiddel (a tool) · fa اسباب (a tool) · fa آلت (a tool) · gl ferramenta (a tool) · la armamentum (a tool) · de Gerät (a tool) · de Werkzeug (a tool) · fa ابزار (a tool) · kmr halet (a tool) · it arnese (a tool) · ru инструме́нт (a tool) · sh instrument (a tool) · io utensilo (a tool) · sh sredstvo (a tool) · kmr alav (a tool) · io instrumento (a tool) · et riist (a tool) · ja 道具 (a tool) · nn reiskap (a tool) · jv alat (a tool) · bg инструмент (a tool) · bg оръдие (a tool) · bg прибор (a tool) · nb redskap (a tool) · kmr amûr (a tool) · he כלים (a tool) · de Arbeitsgerät (a tool) · fi väline (a tool) · pt implemento (a tool) · ko 도구 (a tool) · tr araç (a tool) · it attrezzo (a tool) · sh oruđe (a tool) · cy teclyn (a tool) · ru ору́дие (a tool) · sw tekeleza (a tool) · ru прибо́р (a tool) · nl gereedschap (a tool) · cmn 工具 (a tool) · ga uirlis (a tool) · ru сре́дство (a tool) · fi työkalu (a tool) · bg уред (a tool) · pl narzędzie (a tool) · kmr hacet (a tool) · mi taputapu (a tool) · da redskab (a tool) · kmr alet (a tool)

implement en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈɪmpləmənt/
• /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/
• ĭmʹplə-mĕnt
• ĭmʹplə-mənt
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
   • It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement.
   • Guardiola, who last won the Champions League in 2011, started with no defensive midfielder and no recognised striker and watched his midfielder-heavy lineup struggle to implement a complicated gameplan. 2021 May 29, David Hytner, “Chelsea win Champions League after Kai Havertz stuns Manchester City”, in The Guardian:
   • Near-synonyms: realize, actualize, materialize; embody; accomplish
   • 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 to such heavy haulage. 1960 December, “The Irish Scene”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715:
2. To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out. ▸ To realize a technical specification, e.g. of an algorithm, interface, or protocol.

Forms

Antonyms

disrealize · disrealize

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

execute · materialize · actualize · execute · accomplish · realize · realize · embody · materialize · embody · accomplish · actualize

Translations (81)

sw tekeleza (bring about) · cs implementovat (bring about) · kmr bi cih kirin (bring about) · te అమలుపరచు (bring about) · lv īstenot (bring about) · ja インプリメンテーションする (realize a technical specification or algorithm) · es implementar (realize a technical specification or algorithm) · cmn 實施 /实施 (bring about) · ru выполня́ть (bring about) · cmn 執行 /执行 (bring about) · vi thực hiện (realize a technical specification or algorithm) · et teostama (bring about) · de erfüllen (bring about) · pl wprowadzić w życie (bring about) · de vollziehen (bring about) · tr uygulamak (bring about) · fa پیادیدن (bring about) · fi panna toimeen (bring about) · da virkeliggøre (bring about) · cs uskutečnit (bring about) · de durchführen (bring about) · he מימש (bring about) · vi cài đặt (include implementations of methods of an interface or protocol) · sh ostvariti (bring about) · it mettere in pratica (bring about) · io realigar (bring about) · cmn 實現 /实现 (bring about) · nl (in de praktijk) toepassen (bring about) · mi whakatinana (bring about) · bg изпълня́вам (bring about) · de ausführen (bring about) · fr appliquer (bring about) · he יישם (bring about) · de implementieren (bring about) · fr exécuter (bring about) · ru претворя́ть в жизнь (bring about) · no virkeliggjøre (bring about) · sv implementera (bring about) · hu megvalósít (bring about) · it implementare (bring about) · it attuare (bring about) · ca posar en pràctica (bring about) · vi chấp hành (bring about) · ca implementar (bring about) · bg имплементирам (realize a technical specification or algorithm) · ar نَفَّذَ (bring about) · ru реализо́вывать (bring about) · hu végrehajt (bring about) · bg осъществявам (bring about) · ja 実現する (bring about) · de umsetzen (bring about) · bg имплементирам (include implementations of methods of an interface or protocol) · sh realizirati (bring about) · nl uitwerken (bring about) · gd cuir an gnìomh (bring about) · ar نَجَزَ (bring about) · cmn 貫徹 /贯彻 (bring about) · eo efektivigi (bring about) · kmr bi cih anîn (bring about) · vi kế thừa (include implementations of methods of an interface or protocol) · ar حَقَّقَ (bring about) · de implementieren (realize a technical specification or algorithm) · fi toteuttaa (bring about) · fr établir (bring about) · pl zrealizować (bring about) · mi whakahāngai (bring about) · cmn 落實 /落实 (bring about) · tr tatbik etmek (bring about) · tr yerine getirmek (bring about) · pt implementar (bring about) · sh implementirati (bring about) · fa اجرا کردن (bring about) · es implementar (bring about) · be выко́нваць (bring about) · fr implémenter (bring about) · ja 実行する (bring about) · de umsetzen (realize a technical specification or algorithm) · ru осуществля́ть (bring about) · vi thực hiện (bring about) · be вы́канаць (bring about) · nl implementeren (bring about)