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   execute

   /ˈɛksɪkjuːt/

   verb

   • 1. put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect: "the corporation executed a series of financial deals" Similar carry outaccomplishperformimplementeffectbring offbring aboutachievecarry offcarry throughcompleteenactenforceput into effectput into practicedodischargeprosecuteengineeradministerattainrealizefulfilperpetrateinformal:pull offswingcutarchaic:acquit oneself ofrare:effectuate
   • ▪ produce (a work of art): "not only does she execute embroideries, she designs them too"
   • ▪ perform (a skilful action or manoeuvre): "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.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › executeExecute Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   execute: [verb] to carry out fully : put completely into effect.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXECUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXECUTE definition: 1. to kill someone as a legal punishment: 2. to do or perform something, especially in a planned…. Learn more.

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   To execute means to carry out in full or perform. If you execute all the difficult steps of the dance perfectly, you will make your instructor proud.

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   Define execute. execute synonyms, execute pronunciation, execute translation, English dictionary definition of execute. 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.

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   Execute definition: to carry out; accomplish. See examples of EXECUTE used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXECUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   8 meanings: 1. to put (a condemned person) to death; inflict capital punishment upon 2. to carry out; complete; perform; do 3..... Click for more definitions.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEXECUTE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   EXECUTE definition: 1. to kill someone as a legal punishment: 2. to do something, such as follow a plan or order: . Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishexecute verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   3 execute something (formal) to successfully perform a skillful action or movement The pilot executed a perfect landing.; 4 execute something (formal) to make or produce a work of art Picasso also executed several landscapes at Horta de San Juan.; 5 execute something (law) to follow the instructions in a legal document; to make a document legally valid His will was executed by his lawyers in 2008.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › executeExecute Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Execute definition: To put into effect; carry out.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordEXECUTE - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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