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   Ex·e·cute

   /ˈeksəˌkyo͞ot/

   

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   • 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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2. www.yourdictionary.com › executeExecute Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   To follow out or carry out; do; perform; fulfill. To execute another's orders. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To create or produce in accordance with an idea, plan, blueprint, etc. To execute a statue in marble. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Verb Definitions (6) Synonyms: play. interpret. render. pull off. prosecute.

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   1. : to carry (something) out fully : to put (something) completely into effect. execute a command. executed the plan. The pilot executed an emergency landing. 2. : to do what is provided or required by (something) The police executed the search warrant. 3. : to put (someone) to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence. 4.

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   put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › executeEXECUTE definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   Definition of execute in Essential American English Dictionary. execute. verb. us / ˈek·sɪˌkjut/ present participle executing | past tense and past participle executed. Add to word list Add to word list. to kill someone as a legal punishment: He was executed for murder.

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   Meaning of execute in Essential American English Dictionary. execute. verb. us / ˈek·sɪˌkjut/ present participle executing | past tense and past participle executed. to kill someone as a legal punishment: He was executed for murder. (Definition of execute from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   features: Word Combinations ( verb ), Word Explorer. Word Explorer. See. law. The meaning of execute. Definition of execute. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

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   Sense: Verb: carry out instructions. Synonyms: carry out, perform, administer, carry off, implement, effect, follow, do, put sth into practice, put sth into effect, effectuate. Sense: Verb: bring sth to fruition. Synonyms: