Dictionary entries for 'execute'

Synonyms

administer
administrate
carry out
dispense
carry out
effect
enforce
implement
invoke
do
perform
prosecute
bring off
carry out
carry through
effect
effectuate
put through
interpret
play

ex·e·cute (ĕḱsĭ-kyōōt́)

[Middle English executen, from Old French executer, from Medieval Latin execūtāre, from Latin execūtor, executor, from execūtus past participle of exequī, exsequī, to pursue, carry out, ex-, ex-, + sequī, to follow.]

transitive verb: -cut·ed, -cut·ing, -cutes.

To put into effect; carry out: a government that executes the decisions of the ruling party.
To perform; do: execute a U-turn. See synonyms at perform
To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.
To make valid, as by signing: execute a deed.
To perform or carry out what is required by: execute the terms of a will.
To put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence.
Computer Science To run (a program or an instruction).

derivatives

ex́e·cut́a·ble: adjective
ex́e·cut́er: noun

transitive verb: -cut·ed, -cut·ing, -cutes.

derivatives

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