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execute

[ ek-si-kyoot ]

verb (used with object)

executed, executing.
  1. to carry out; accomplish:

    to execute a plan or order.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to perform or do:

    to execute a maneuver;

    to execute a gymnastic feat.

  3. to inflict capital punishment on; put to death according to law.
  4. to murder; assassinate.
  5. to produce in accordance with a plan or design:

    a painting executed by an unknown artist.

  6. to perform or play (a piece of music).
  7. Law.
    1. to give effect or force to (a law, decree, judicial sentence, etc.).
    2. to carry out the terms of (a will).
    3. to transact or carry through (a contract, mortgage, etc.) in the manner prescribed by law; complete and give validity to (a legal instrument) by fulfilling the legal requirements, as by signing or sealing.
  8. Computers. to run (a program or routine) or carry out (an instruction in a program).


verb (used without object)

executed, executing.
  1. to perform or accomplish something, as an assigned task.
  2. Sports. to perform properly the fundamental moves or mechanics of a sport, game, position, or particular play; show smoothness in necessary skills:

    We just didn't execute defensively.

execute

/ ˈɛɪˌː /

verb

  1. 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. 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. to sign (a will) in the presence of witnesses and in accordance with other legal formalities
  8. to carry out the terms of (a contract, will, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌܳٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··ܳ·· adjective
  • ··ܳ· noun
  • non···ܳ·· adjective
  • dzܳ···ܳٱ verb (used with object) outexecuted outexecuting
  • ···ܳٱ verb (used with object) preexecuted preexecuting
  • ···ܳٱ verb (used with object) reexecuted reexecuting
  • un···ܳ·· adjective
  • ܲ···ܳ·Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of execute1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English executen, from Old French executer, from Medieval Latin ū, derivative of Latin ūٳܲ, past participle of ()ī “to follow up, carry out (punishment), execute”; ex- 1, sequence
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of execute1

C14: from Old French executer, back formation from executeur executor
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Synonym Study

See perform. See kill 1.
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"By driving his insurrection attempt into the centre of Korean politics, Yoon has effectively executed a decade's worth of polarisation."

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Spontaneously, Carlo grabbed my hand and spun me around in a perfectly executed dance move that ended with me cradled in his arms.

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“It’s a very serious matter, and it’s costly and there’s a lot of resources used by the state,” even though California has not executed a prisoner in years, Ford said.

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He also has a constitutional obligation to ‘take care that the laws be faithfully executed,’ and that doesn’t involve rewriting them however he sees fit.”

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Le Pen and her allies have boldly declared that France's institutions, and democracy itself, have been "executed", are "dead", or "violated".

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