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   execute

   /ˈɛksɪkjuːt/

   verb

   • 1. put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect: "the corporation executed a series of financial deals" Similar carry outaccomplishperformimplementeffectbring offbring aboutachievecarry offcarry throughcompleteenactenforceput into effectput into practicedodischargeprosecuteengineeradministerattainrealizefulfilperpetrateinformal:pull offswingcutarchaic:acquit oneself ofrare:effectuate
   • ▪ produce (a work of art): "not only does she execute embroideries, she designs them too"
   • ▪ perform (a skilful action or manoeuvre): "they had to execute their dance steps with the greatest precision" Similar performpresentrenderstageput on
   • ▪ make (a legal instrument) valid by signing or sealing it.
   • ▪ carry out (a judicial sentence, the terms of a will, or other order): "police executed a search warrant"
   • ▪ carry out an instruction or program.
   • 2. carry out a sentence of death on (a legally condemned person): "he was convicted of treason and executed" Similar put to deathcarry out a sentence of death onkillhangsend to the gibbetbeheadguillotinedecapitateelectrocuteshootput before a firing squadsend to the gas chambergarrottecrucifystone to deathlynchsend to the electric chairsend to the chairinformal:string upfryhistorical:bowstring
   • ▪ kill (someone) as a political act: "he would be executed if he fell into rebel hands"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French executer, from medieval Latin executare, from Latin exsequi ‘follow up, punish’, from ex- ‘out’ + sequi ‘follow’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXECUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXECUTE definition: 1. to kill someone as a legal punishment: 2. to do or perform something, especially in a planned…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › executeExecute Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXECUTE is to carry (something) out fully : to put (something) completely into effect. How to use execute in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Execute.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › executeEXECUTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Execute definition: to carry out; accomplish. See examples of EXECUTE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › executeExecute - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To execute means to carry out in full or perform. If you execute all the difficult steps of the dance perfectly, you will make your instructor proud. Here’s what’s tricky about execute: the first thing you think of is being punished with death for criminal actions.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXECUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to perform; accomplish; effect. to execute a pirouette. 4. to make or produce. to execute a drawing. 5. to carry into effect (a judicial sentence, the law, etc); enforce. 6. law. to comply with legal formalities in order to render (a deed, etc) effective, as by signing, sealing, and delivering.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › executeExecute - definition of execute by The Free Dictionary

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   1. (Law) to put (a condemned person) to death; inflict capital punishment upon. 2. to carry out; complete; perform; do: to execute an order. 3. to perform; accomplish; effect: to execute a pirouette. 4. to make or produce: to execute a drawing. 5. (Law) to carry into effect (a judicial sentence, the law, etc); enforce. 6.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXECUTE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   EXECUTE definition: 1. to kill someone as a legal punishment: 2. to do something, such as follow a plan or order: . Learn more.