Borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum, from Latin impleō.

• enPR: ĭmʹplə-mənt, IPA: /ˈɪmpləmənt/
• enPR: ĭmʹplə-mĕnt, IPA: /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/

implement (implements, present participle implementing; simple past and past participle implemented)

1. To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.

   It’s a good thought, but it will be a difficult thing to implement.

2. (programming) To realize a technical specification or algorithm.
3. (object-oriented programming, of a concrete class) To include implementations of methods of an interface, abstract class, or protocol.

• (include implementations of methods of an interface) inherit, conform

• French: appliquer, exécuter, établir, implémenter
• German: vollziehen, durchführen, erfüllen, implementieren, ausführen, umsetzen
• Italian: mettere in pratica, attuare, implementare
• Portuguese: implementar
• Russian: выполня́ть
• Spanish: implementar

• Spanish: implementar

implement (plural implements)

1. A tool or instrument for working with.

   They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.

   • 1900, Sigmund Freud, translated by James Strachey, The Interpretation of Dreams: Avon Books, page 234:

     A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys struggling—barrel-maker’s boys, to judge by the implements lying around.

• See also Thesaurus:instrument

• French: instrument
• German: Werkzeug, Gerät, Arbeitsgerät
• Italian: attrezzo, utensile, arnese
• Portuguese: implemento, ferramenta, instrumento
• Russian: инструме́нт
• Spanish: implemento, herramienta, instrumento