implement

/ˈɪmpləmənt/verb

To start using a plan, system, or decision and make it work in practice.

Example sentences

“The school will implement the new dress code in September.”
“It took the company a year to implement the new software.”
“The government promised to implement the changes quickly.”

Common in work and official language with objects like policy, plan, changes, and system. The noun is 'implementation'.

Featured as word of the day on February 20, 2026.

Synonyms for implement

carry out
put into effect
execute
apply

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Related words

implicitUnderstood as part of something without being directly stated.impetuousActing suddenly on impulse and with force, without thinking things through.imploreTo ask for something in a desperate or heartfelt way; to plead.imperturbableStaying calm no matter what happens; impossible to fluster.implyTo suggest that something is true without saying it directly.imperceptibleToo slight or small to be noticed or sensed.