execute

verb

ex·e·cute ˈek-si-ˌkyüt How to pronounce execute (audio)

executed; executing

transitive verb

: to carry out fully : put completely into effect

execute a command

: to do what is provided or required by

execute a decree

: to put to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence

: to make or produce (something, such as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design

: to perform what is required to give validity to

execute a deed

: play

execute a piece of music

intransitive verb

: to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play

never had a team execute better

Bobby Knight

: to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions

—used of a computer program or routine

executable

ˈek-si-ˌkyü-tə-bəl How to pronounce execute (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

He was captured, tried, and executed for murder. They carefully executed the plan. The pilot executed an emergency landing. The quarterback executed the play perfectly. execute the provisions of the will

Recent Examples on the Web Fischer said among the things being reviewed are the use of force by officers in the police department, discriminatory policies and how officers execute warrants.

The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2022 Pair Bloom with an experienced hardball hand who can help him execute his vision while balancing the demands of Feeding the Monster.

Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Partners who can’t execute are more of a liability.

Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2022 Moreover, there is no way for two players to make nearly as much sound as an orchestra nor to execute every one of the complicated rhythms that were once judged all but unplayable.

Tim Page, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Working with the European Space Agency partner, the Cincinnati native’s role in the Artemis project is to plan and execute the integration and testing of the service module with the rest of the Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center.

John Benson, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022 The setlist then draws an outline for the story the performance will tell, which the creative director can then execute with the tone and aesthetic the artist desires.

Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 Could the Treasury Department prosecute Ethereum miners who execute the Tornado Cash code as part of the mining process?

Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 Today’s organizations need to change and execute strategy faster than ever, and yet many organizations are facing a loss of institutional knowledge brought on by an acceleration in retirement rates.

Bill Hall, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Legal Definition

execute

transitive verb

ex·e·cute ˈek-si-ˌkyüt How to pronounce execute (audio)

executed; executing

: perform: as

: to carry out fully

includes not only executed violence, but also threatened violence

Louisiana Civil Code

: to do what is provided or required by

execute a contract

execute a search warrant

: to deem (a use in property) to confer full seisin in a cestui que use by operation of the Statute of Uses

: to perform what is required to give validity to

especially : to complete (as by signing and delivering) in proper form

execute a note

execute a deed

: to put to death in compliance with a judicial death sentence

execute

verb

as in to enforce

to carry out effectively the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

enforce
implement
administer
apply
effectuate
invoke
fulfill
enact
render
effect
fulfil
prosecute
bring about
legislate
promulgate
uphold
honor
observe
cite
discharge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignore
disregard
neglect

as in to perform

to carry through (as a process) to completion when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher

Synonyms & Similar Words

perform
accomplish
fulfill
achieve
implement
do
fulfil
make
commit
prosecute
negotiate
perpetrate
carry out
complete
pull off
carry off
put through
effectuate
finish
realize
bring off
go through
effect
compass
practice
attain
bring about
follow through (with)
repeat
actualize
reenact
ace
nail
practise
end
reduplicate
engage (in)
wind up
work (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fail
slight
skimp
slur

as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed

Synonyms & Similar Words

assassinate
murder
slay
kill
dispatch
neutralize
terminate
liquidate
get
shoot
destroy
take out
rub out
snuff
whack
off
put away
croak
slaughter
bump off
ice
do in
eliminate
blow away
eradicate
knock off
carry off
shoot down
claim
cut down
blot out
zap
exterminate
annihilate
smite
wipe out
fell
massacre
do away with
butcher
mow (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

restore
revive
resurrect
raise
animate
resuscitate

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of execute are accomplish, achieve, discharge, effect, fulfill, and perform. While all these words mean "to carry out or into effect," execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent.

executed the hit-and-run

While in some cases nearly identical to execute, accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out.

accomplished everything they set out to do

Achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties.

achieve greatness

The words discharge and execute are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks.

discharged his duties

Effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles.

effected sweeping reforms

The synonyms fulfill and execute are sometimes interchangeable, but fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities.

fulfilled their ambitions

While the synonyms perform and execute are close in meaning, perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill.

performed gymnastics

单词	execute
释义	execute verb ex·e·cute ˈek-si-ˌkyüt executed; executing transitive verb 1 : to carry out fully : put completely into effect execute a command 2 : to do what is provided or required by execute a decree 3 : to put to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence 4 : to make or produce (something, such as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design 5 : to perform what is required to give validity to execute a deed 6 : play execute a piece of music intransitive verb 1 : to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play never had a team execute better Bobby Knight 2 : to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions —used of a computer program or routine executable ˈek-si-ˌkyü-tə-bəl adjective Synonyms administer apply enforce implement See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He was captured, tried, and executed for murder. They carefully executed the plan. The pilot executed an emergency landing. The quarterback executed the play perfectly. execute the provisions of the will Recent Examples on the Web Fischer said among the things being reviewed are the use of force by officers in the police department, discriminatory policies and how officers execute warrants. The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2022 Pair Bloom with an experienced hardball hand who can help him execute his vision while balancing the demands of Feeding the Monster. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022 Partners who can’t execute are more of a liability. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2022 Moreover, there is no way for two players to make nearly as much sound as an orchestra nor to execute every one of the complicated rhythms that were once judged all but unplayable. Tim Page, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Working with the European Space Agency partner, the Cincinnati native’s role in the Artemis project is to plan and execute the integration and testing of the service module with the rest of the Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center. John Benson, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2022 The setlist then draws an outline for the story the performance will tell, which the creative director can then execute with the tone and aesthetic the artist desires. Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2022 Could the Treasury Department prosecute Ethereum miners who execute the Tornado Cash code as part of the mining process? Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 Today’s organizations need to change and execute strategy faster than ever, and yet many organizations are facing a loss of institutional knowledge brought on by an acceleration in retirement rates. Bill Hall, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French executer, from execucion execution First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition execute verb ex·e·cute ˈek-sə-ˌkyüt executed; executing 1 : to kill according to a legal order 2 : to put into effect : perform or carry out execute a plan 3 : to make according to a design The painting was executed in bright colors. Legal Definition execute transitive verb ex·e·cute ˈek-si-ˌkyüt executed; executing 1 : perform: as a : to carry out fully includes not only executed violence, but also threatened violence Louisiana Civil Code b : to do what is provided or required by execute a contract execute a search warrant c : to deem (a use in property) to confer full seisin in a cestui que use by operation of the Statute of Uses 2 : to perform what is required to give validity to especially : to complete (as by signing and delivering) in proper form execute a note execute a deed 3 : to put to death in compliance with a judicial death sentence execute verb 1 as in to enforce to carry out effectively the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance enforce implement administer apply effectuate invoke fulfill enact render effect fulfil prosecute bring about legislate promulgate uphold honor observe cite discharge Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignore disregard neglect 2 as in to perform to carry through (as a process) to completion when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher Synonyms & Similar Words perform accomplish fulfill achieve implement do fulfil make commit prosecute negotiate perpetrate carry out complete pull off carry off put through effectuate finish realize bring off go through effect compass practice attain bring about follow through (with) repeat actualize reenact ace nail practise end reduplicate engage (in) wind up work (at) Antonyms & Near Antonyms fail slight skimp slur 3 as in to assassinate to put to death deliberately during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed Synonyms & Similar Words assassinate murder slay kill dispatch neutralize terminate liquidate get shoot destroy take out rub out snuff whack off put away croak slaughter bump off ice do in eliminate blow away eradicate knock off carry off shoot down claim cut down blot out zap exterminate annihilate smite wipe out fell massacre do away with butcher mow (down) Antonyms & Near Antonyms restore revive resurrect raise animate resuscitate Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of execute are accomplish, achieve, discharge, effect, fulfill, and perform. While all these words mean "to carry out or into effect," execute stresses the carrying out of what exists in plan or in intent. executed the hit-and-run While in some cases nearly identical to execute, accomplish stresses the successful completion of a process rather than the means of carrying it out. accomplished everything they set out to do Achieve adds to accomplish the implication of conquered difficulties. achieve greatness The words discharge and execute are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, discharge implies execution and completion of appointed duties or tasks. discharged his duties Effect adds to achieve an emphasis on the inherent force in the agent capable of surmounting obstacles. effected sweeping reforms The synonyms fulfill and execute are sometimes interchangeable, but fulfill implies a complete realization of ends or possibilities. fulfilled their ambitions While the synonyms perform and execute are close in meaning, perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill. performed gymnastics
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execute

verb

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verb

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verb

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