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implere
Latin · ancient
"to fill up, to fulfill"
to fill up, to fulfill, from in- (into) and plere (to fill)
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implementum
Late Latin · medieval
"equipment, a tool"
that which fills a need, equipment, from implere
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implement
English · 1400s
"a tool, or to put a plan into effect"
settled as the English word for a tool, and later, to put a plan into effect
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