n. [ LL. implementum accomplishment, fr. L. implere, impletum, to fill up, finish, complete; pref. im- in + plere to fill. The word was perh. confused with OF. empleier, emploier, to employ, F. employer, whence E. employ. See Plenty. ] That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, tool, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end;
Genius must have talent as its complement and implement. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Revenge . . . executed and implemented by the hand of Vanbeest Brown. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
The chief mechanical requisites of the barometer are implemented in such an instrument as the following. Nichol. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, implements or their use; mechanical. [ 1913 Webster ]