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implement

verb · Level 2 · Intermediate

What does implement mean?

implement (verb): apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design.

Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.

How do you use implement in a sentence?

Where does implement come from?

Borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum (“a filling up”), from Latin impleō (“to fill up”).

Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Words related to implement

From Princeton WordNet 3.1.

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What does “implement” mean?

apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design

Right! That's what “implement” means.

to split or separate (something) into two or more parts

Not quite: that's what divide means.

assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

Not quite: that's what claim means.

to disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area

Not quite: that's what spread means.

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