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implement


2im·ple·ment

verb \ˈim-plə-ˌment\

Definition of IMPLEMENT

transitive verb
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
im·ple·men·ta·tion \ˌim-plə-mən-ˈtā-shən, -ˌmen-\ noun
im·ple·men·ter or im·ple·men·tor \ˈim-plə-ˌmən-tər\ noun

Examples of IMPLEMENT

  1. I wondered how I might best implement his plan.
  2. Due to high costs, the program was never fully implemented.
  3. A federal interagency group should develop and implement a risk management strategy to reduce human exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like chemicals in food, says a report from the Institute of Medicine … —Bette Hileman, Chemical & Engineering News, 7 July 2003

Origin of IMPLEMENT

(see 1implement)
First Known Use: 1806

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