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DictionaryimplementPutting into effect
verb

implement

IM-plih-ment/ˈɪmplɪment/

To put a plan, decision, or system into effect.

The gardener implements the planting plan by arranging the bed to match the diagram.

A gardener puts a drawn planting plan into effect: a large text-free overhead diagram shows a distinctive arrangement of plants, while the matching real bed is being planted beside it.
Etymology
imLatininto, in
+pleLatinto fill
+mentLatinresult or means

“Filling up” developed into supplying what was needed and, in legal use, “fulfillment.” To implement a plan is accordingly to fulfill it by carrying it into effect.

In context

CMU Database Group14:31
the easiest way to implement a dynamic order preserving index is as a sort of linked list
CMU Advanced Database Systems - 08 OLTP Indexes Part I (Spring 2018)

More examples

  • The city implemented the council's decision to close the bridge.
  • We are implementing a new system for tracking orders.
  • The proposed changes are simple but expensive to implement.

Forms

implement · implements · implemented · implementing

implementation noun — The act of putting something into effect.

Similar words

execute
Emphasizes carrying out specific actions required by a plan.
apply
Emphasizes using a rule or method in a specific situation.