SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
implement
verb
To put a plan, decision, or method into effect.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Put into effect
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Usage distinction
Return to topEnact commonly concerns laws; enforce means ensuring compliance with a rule already established.
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See implement in use
The committee will implement the new borrowing system next month.
To implement the proposed tour, the group needed a route, approved recordings, and instructions that listeners could follow.
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