different between contraption vs implement
contraption
English
Etymology
Possibly a Western US English dialectal word of unknown origin. Perhaps from contrive + trap + -tion, while also possibly approximating construction. Chambers suggests contrivance + adaption. Neither Chambers nor Concise Oxford suggests a US origin. cf cantrip (Scots dialect), a wilful piece of trickery.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /k?n?t?æp.??n/
Noun
contraption (plural contraptions)
- A machine that is complicated and precarious.
- (figuratively, derogatory or ironic) Any object.
Synonyms
- (mechanical device): contrivance, device, fandango, gadget, mechanism, construction
Translations
References
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implement
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Latin impl?mentum (“a filling up”), from Latin imple? (“I fill up”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?m?pl?-m?nt, IPA(key): /??mpl?m?nt/
Noun
implement (plural implements)
- A tool or instrument for working with.
- They carried an assortment of gardening implements in the truck.
- 1900, Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Avon Books, (translated by James Strachey) pg. 234:
- A man dreamt as follows: He saw two boys struggling—barrel-maker’s boys, to judge by the implements lying around.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:instrument
Translations
Etymology 2
From Scottish English or Scots implement (“fulfill”)
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?m?pl?-m?nt, IPA(key): /??mpl?m?nt/
Verb
implement (third-person singular simple present implements, present participle implementing, simple past and past participle implemented)
- to bring about; to put into practice; to carry out
Usage notes
- Nouns serving as grammatical objects that commonly collocate: plan, programme, strategy, policy, agreement, order, specification, etc.
Derived terms
- implementable
- implementation
- implementer
Translations
Further reading
- implement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- implement in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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