execute
verb
- put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect
- carry out a sentence of death on (a legally condemned person)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/ / /ˈɛɡzɪˌkjuːt/ / /eɡ.zɪ.kjuːʈ/
verb
Etymology: From Old French executer (French exécuter), from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequor (“to follow (up/through)”, particularly in the sense “to go through with a deed or punishment”), from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”).
- To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.
“There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.”
“According to international treaties, it is illegal to execute prisoners of war.”
- To carry out; to put into effect.
“Your orders have been executed, sir!”
“I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.”
- To perform.
“to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly”
“to execute a turn in ballet”
- To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
“to execute a contract”
- To start, launch, or run.
“to execute a program”
- To run, usually successfully.
“The program executed, but data problems were discovered.”