execute
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execute
- /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/
- /ˈɛɡzɪˌkjuːt/
- /eɡ.zɪ.kjuːʈ/ South Asia
Where it comes from
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”).
verb executes · executing · executed · exequte · exequute
- To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
- To carry out; to put into effect. Your orders have been executed, sir!
- To perform. to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
- 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.
