Definition of Execute in English :

Define Execute in English

Execute meaning in English

Meaning of Execute in English

Pronunciation of Execute in English

Execute pronunciation in English

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Execute

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Verb

1. execute, put to death

kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

Example Sentences:
'In some states, criminals are executed'

2. execute

murder in a planned fashion

Example Sentences:
'The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed'

3. accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill

put in effect

Example Sentences:
'carry out a task'
'execute the decision of the people'
'He actioned the operation'

4. execute

carry out the legalities of

Example Sentences:
'execute a will or a deed'

5. execute, run

carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

Example Sentences:
'Run the dishwasher'
'run a new program on the Mac'
'the computer executed the instruction'

6. do, execute, perform

carry out or perform an action

Example Sentences:
'John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters'
'the skater executed a triple pirouette'
'she did a little dance'

7. execute

sign in the presence of witnesses

Example Sentences:
'The President executed the treaty'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Execute

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verb (transitive)
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)

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Execute

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈexeˌcuted or ˈexeˌcuting
1. 
to follow out or carry out; do; perform; fulfill
to execute another's orders
2. 
to carry into effect; administer (laws, etc.)
3. 
to put to death as in accordance with a legally imposed sentence
4. 
to create or produce in accordance with an idea, plan, blueprint, etc.
to execute a statue in marble
5. 
to perform (a piece of music, a part in a play, etc.)
6.  Computing
to perform the operations indicated in (an instruction or program)
7.  Law
to complete or make valid (a deed, contract, etc.) as by signing, sealing, and delivering
verb intransitive
8.  Computing
to run an instruction or program

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Execute

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tr.v. ex·e·cut·ed, ex·e·cut·ing, ex·e·cutes
1. To put into effect; carry out: a government that executes the decisions of the ruling party.
2. To perform; do: execute a U-turn. See Synonyms at perform.
3. To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.
4. To make valid, as by signing: execute a deed.
5. To perform or carry out what is required by: execute the terms of a will.
6. To put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence.
7. Computers To run (a program or instruction).

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