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That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war.

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  1. n. That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war.
  2. v. t. To accomplish; to fulfill.
  3. v. t. To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or implements.
  4. v. t. To fulfill or perform, as a contract or an engagement.
  5. n. instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
  6. v. apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
  7. v. ensure observance of laws and rules
  8. v. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
  9. That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., aninstrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as,the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war.Genius must have talent as its complement and implement. Coleridge.
  10. n:5/v:95 n. instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end v. apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design