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implement

/ˈɪmpləmənt/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A tool or instrument, especially one that is used to put a plan or decision into action.

    - "The construction team used various implements to build the house."
    - "The farmer implemented new farming techniques to increase yield."
  • Verb

    To make something happen or bring about an effect.

    - "The new policy will be implemented next month."
    - "The company decided to implement a new marketing strategy."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈɪmpləmənt/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1780163"
  2. /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/



    Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=88943357"
Rhymes
Words rhyming with implement
implant , implemented , compliment , complement
Variants
List of all variants of implement that leads to same result
implement , implements , implemented , implementer , implementers , implementing , implementor , implementors
Forms
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implements, implementing, implemented

Etymology
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From Old French 'implanter', meaning 'to plant, establish'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'implement' is related to the word 'plant', as it comes from the Old French 'implanter', meaning 'to plant'.

  2. In the Middle Ages, 'implement' was used to refer to the tools and equipment used in a siege or a battle.

Related Concepts
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  1. Tool: A device or instrument, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function.

  2. Implementation: The process of putting a plan or design into action or realizing it.

Quotes
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  1. There was a little "implement" called a lemon zester that she had bought from a door-to-door salesman.

    - Ann Beattie,{it}New Yorker{/it},28 Dec. 1987

  2. In the toolhouse … there were also antique "implements" worn like prehistoric artifacts: an ancient oblong pink whetstone pointed at either end and soapily warped by all its use, and an old-fashioned square hoe worn into a lopsided metal oval …

    - John Updike,{it}The Afterlife{/it},1994

  3. They eat with us, do the beach with us; the girls, K.C. and Jessica, buy kitchen "implements" for us, come over to casually straighten up, make beds, clear the dishes from the sink and the bedrooms …

    - Dave Eggers,{it}A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius{/it},2000
Culture
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In literature, 'implement' is often used to describe tools or instruments used in various contexts, such as construction, agriculture, or warfare. In art, the term 'implement' can refer to the tools used by an artist to create their work.

How to Memorize "implement"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a toolbox filled with various implements.
    - Imagine using a shovel as an implement to dig a garden.

  2. associate

    - Associate 'implement' with the idea of putting a plan into action.
    - Think of 'implement' as a tool or instrument.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Implements Are Put To Use' to remember the meaning of 'implement' as a tool or instrument.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Implementing Means Putting Into Action' to remember the meaning of 'implement' as a verb.

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