implemented
Americanadjective
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carried out; put into effect, usually by means of a definite plan or procedure.
The collaboration between the two leaders created a synergy in translating the company's policy from paper into an implemented practice.
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Computers. (of an element in a program) realized, instantiated, or brought into action, often under certain conditions as specified by the software involved.
You'll need a workaround because satellite dish control is not an implemented feature in this streaming software.
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Origin of implemented
Explanation
When something is implemented, it's put in place or enforced. If you hear a rumor at work that all employees must wear hats with propellers, you'll probably be relieved to learn that it's not an implemented policy — at least, not yet. The Latin word implementum means "filling up" or "fulfillment." A decision, plan, or policy is like an empty idea until it's implemented. An implemented rule, on the other hand, is in full force, and you'll have to stick to it. When a law has been suggested, officially proposed, voted on, and finally written into the law books, you can describe it as implemented.
Vocabulary lists containing implemented
Bush's Address on 9/11
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President Trump's First Address to the United Nations General Assembly (2017)
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Vocabulary From the Ninth Democratic Debate, April 14, 2016
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Example Sentences
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But the intelligent brain, he said, can be implemented across industries, from healthcare to energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“So you need to extend life, so that wisdom can be implemented and more wisdom can be received.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Therefore the plans are "irrelevant in terms of economic policy", the institute's president Reint Gropp told AFP, predicting that they "will not be implemented".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
As it happens, price increases in Denmark were originally implemented for improved sewage treatment, the same reason people in England now face rising bills.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
It was rooted in practice and widely implemented, but it did not apply without exception to every situation.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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