implement

1. 1.

   apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design

   “implement a procedure”

   Broaderuse
2. 2.

   ensure observance of laws and rules

   “Apply the rules to everyone”

   Synonymsenforceapply

   Broadercompel

   Narrowerrunexecute
3. 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”

   Synonymsfollow throughfollow upfollow outcarry output throughgo through with

   Broadercomplete

   Narroweradhere

1. 1.

   instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

   Broaderinstrumentality

   Narrowerbarbeaterbrushbuffcandlesnuffercleaning implementeraserfire ironflailhook

Other forms of implement

plural

implements·

past tense

implemented·

present participle

implementing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about implement

What does implement mean?

implement means "apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in implement?

implement has 3 syllables: im-ple-ment. The stress falls on "im". In IPA it is /ˈɪmpləmənt/.

What is another word for implement?

Close synonyms include enforce, apply, follow through, follow up, follow out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is implement a common word?

implement is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.