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implement

imp·le·ment

UK/ˈɪmpləmənt/ US/ˈɪmpləmɛnt/ fairly common
verb (3) noun (1)

verb

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”
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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”
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noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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