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

executes

verb

present tense third-person singular of execute

as in enforces

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

enforces
implements
administers
applies
invokes
enacts
effectuates
fulfills
renders
prosecutes
fulfils
effects
upholds
cites
legislates
promulgates
brings about
honors
observes
discharges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignores
disregards
neglects

as in performs

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

performs
accomplishes
fulfills
achieves
implements
fulfils
does
makes
prosecutes
commits
negotiates
perpetrates
completes
carries out
pulls off
finishes
realizes
goes through
carries off
effectuates
puts through
brings off
effects
follows through (with)
practices
compasses
attains
brings about
repeats
reenacts
actualizes
aces
ends
nails
practises
winds up
reduplicates
engages (in)
works (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fails
slurs
skimps
slights

as in assassinates

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

assassinates
murders
slays
terminates
kills
dispatches
neutralizes
liquidates
gets
shoots
slaughters
whacks
destroys
croaks
snuffs
rubs out
knocks off
takes out
puts away
ices
bumps off
offs
does in
eliminates
claims
eradicates
cuts down
annihilates
blows away
smites
zaps
exterminates
shoots down
does away with
blots out
massacres
carries off
butchers
wipes out
fells
mows (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

restores
animates
revives
resurrects
raises
resuscitates

单词	executes
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 executes verb present tense third-person singular of execute 1 as in enforces to carry out effectively the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance enforces implements administers applies invokes enacts effectuates fulfills renders prosecutes fulfils effects upholds cites legislates promulgates brings about honors observes discharges Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignores disregards neglects 2 as in performs 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 performs accomplishes fulfills achieves implements fulfils does makes prosecutes commits negotiates perpetrates completes carries out pulls off finishes realizes goes through carries off effectuates puts through brings off effects follows through (with) practices compasses attains brings about repeats reenacts actualizes aces ends nails practises winds up reduplicates engages (in) works (at) Antonyms & Near Antonyms fails slurs skimps slights 3 as in assassinates to put to death deliberately during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed Synonyms & Similar Words assassinates murders slays terminates kills dispatches neutralizes liquidates gets shoots slaughters whacks destroys croaks snuffs rubs out knocks off takes out puts away ices bumps off offs does in eliminates claims eradicates cuts down annihilates blows away smites zaps exterminates shoots down does away with blots out massacres carries off butchers wipes out fells mows (down) Antonyms & Near Antonyms restores animates revives resurrects raises resuscitates
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execute

verb

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Legal Definition

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