implement

6 definitions • 8 examples

to start using a plan or system:

The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.

a tool that works by being moved by hand or by being pulled across a surface:

garden/household/agricultural implements

Shopkeepers are not supposed to sell knives and other sharp implements to children.

to put a plan or system into operation:

Congress refused to pass the bill that would implement tax reforms.

a tool or other piece of equipment for doing work:

farm implements

to put a plan into action:

to implement a plan/policy/measure The corporation has implemented a new compensation plan for its sales force.

to implement a change/program/recommendation

to begin to use a new system:

The purchased package or the new IT infrastructure is implemented by specialists in that technology.