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implement

[ˈɪmpləmənt (noun), ɪmˈpləmənt (verb)]
noun/verbpl: implements
implementar (verb); implemento/ferramenta (noun)
1. (verb) To put a decision or system into effect; to carry out or execute a plan
The company will implement new safety procedures next month.
A empresa implementará novos procedimentos de segurança no próximo mês.
2. (noun) A tool or piece of equipment used for a specific task
A hammer is a useful implement for construction work.
Um martelo é um implemento útil para trabalho de construção.
3. (noun) A piece of agricultural equipment or machinery
The farmer used various implements to prepare the field.
O agricultor usou vários implementos para preparar o campo.
Synonyms
executeapplytoolinstrumentdeviceapparatus
Antonyms
abandondiscardignore

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
implementar
Most common verb form for putting plans into action
General Brazilian
ferramenta
Common noun for tool or implement in everyday speech
Portugal
implementar
Standard verb form, used similarly to Brazilian Portuguese
Portugal
apetrechamento
More formal term for equipment or implements

Related Idioms & Phrases

implement a strategy
implement change
implement the law
agricultural implement
farming implement
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