# implement

Pronunciation: say "IM-pluh-ment" US /ˈɪmpləˌmɛnt/, UK /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/

## Verb

1. To put a plan, decision, or policy into practice and carry it out.
   - Simple: To put a plan, idea, or decision into action.
   - _The company plans to implement the new policy across all departments._
   - _It took months to implement the reforms the committee had recommended._
3. To realize a technical specification, such as an algorithm, interface, or protocol, in working form.
   - Simple: To build a working version of a technical design, such as a program or system.
   - _The developers implemented the encryption protocol exactly as the standard described._
   - _You can implement this interface in any language that supports the framework._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "IM-pluh-muhnt" /ˈɪmpləmənt/

2. A tool or instrument used to perform a particular task.
   - Simple: A tool used to do a job or task.
   - _Farmers store their implements in the large barn behind the house._
   - _The chef reached for a special implement to score the pastry._

## Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum ('a filling up'), which comes from Latin impleō ('I fill up').

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/implement (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).