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| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun im-pluh-muh nt; verb im-pluh-ment, -muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈɪm plə mənt; verb ˈɪm pləˌmɛnt, -mənt |
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Définition of implement
Origin :- mid-15c., from Late Latin implementem "a filling up" (as with provisions), from Latin implere "to fill," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + plere "to fill" (see pleio-). Sense of "tool" is 1530s, from notion of things provided to do work, that which "fills up" or "completes" a household (c.1500).
- noun agent, tool
- verb start, put into action
- An implement that cries aloud for hands accustomed to the pen.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- It was a mere shed, possibly an implement shed on an abandoned farm.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- They had met quite suddenly round the corner of the implement shed.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- The flat of the implement struck heavily, full on the man's forehead.
- Extract from : « Blazed Trail Stories » by Stewart Edward White
- A flax-brake is an implement which is almost impossible to describe.
- Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle
- I was willing to confess, when I saw that implement, that I had not known him before.
- Extract from : « Breaking Away » by Oliver Optic
- Any other implement would have been as acceptable as a knife.
- Extract from : « The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns » by Roger Thompson Finlay
- With this implement in my hand, I stepped lightly into the boat.
- Extract from : « Desk and Debit » by Oliver Optic
- With such an implement I felt that I could soon let in the daylight.
- Extract from : « Seek and Find » by Oliver Optic
- The implement was about a foot and a half in length, but not very heavy.
- Extract from : « Seek and Find » by Oliver Optic
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