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   Ex·e·cute

   /ˈeksəˌkyo͞ot/

   

   verb

   • 1. carry out or put into effect (a plan, order, or course of action): "the corporation executed a series of financial deals" Similar carry outaccomplishperformimplementeffectbring offbring aboutachievecarry offcarry throughcompleteenactenforceput into effectput into practicedodischargeprosecuteengineeradministerattainrealizefulfillperpetrateinformal:pull offswingcutarchaic:acquit oneself ofrare:effectuate
   • ▪ produce (a work of art): "not only does she execute embroideries, she designs them too"
   • ▪ perform (an activity or maneuver requiring care or skill): "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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