execute

[ex·e·cute]

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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To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform;

Verb
sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"

Verb
put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

Verb
carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"

Verb
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"

Verb
murder execution-style; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"

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Verb
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

Verb
carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"


v. t.
To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform.

v. t.
To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease, mortgage, will, etc.

v. t.
To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by; to perform the requirements or stimulations of; as, to execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process.

v. t.
To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.

v. t.
Too put to death illegally; to kill.

v. t.
To perform, as a piece of music, either on an instrument or with the voice; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly.

v. i.
To do one's work; to act one's part of purpose.

v. i.
To perform musically.


Execute

Ex"e*cute , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Executed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Executing .] [F. ex'82cuter, L. executus, exsecutus, p. p. of exequi to follow to the end, pursue; ex out + sequi to follow. See Second, Sue to follow up, and cf. Exequy.] 1. To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform;
Why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fixed on this day?
2. To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease, mortgage, will, etc. 3. To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by; to perform the requirements or stimulations of; as, to execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process. 4. To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor. 5. Too put to death illegally; to kill. [Obs.] Shak. 6. (Mus.) To perform, as a piece of music, either on an instrument or with the voice; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly. Syn. -- To accomplish; effect; fulfill; achieve; consummate; finish; complete. See Accomplish.

Execute

Ex"e*cute, v. i. 1. To do one's work; to act one's part of purpose. [R.] Hayward. 2. To perform musically.

To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform;

To do one's work; to act one's part of purpose.

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Usage Examples

The way life manages information involves a logical structure that differs fundamentally from mere complex chemistry. Therefore chemistry alone will not explain life's origin, any more than a study of silicon, copper and plastic will explain how a computer can execute a program.

One of the amazing things about the Internet is that the content creators are the gatekeepers. We can think of an idea and execute it quickly, and we didn't have to pitch the idea to a major network or convince a studio head to sign-off on the concept.

In art, the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can imagine.

I don't think I would want the responsibility for enforcing the death penalties. There's always the inevitable question of whether someone you gave the order to execute might truly have been innocent.

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Other Usage Examples

So, to really execute design in its highest form and making people feel joy, that's a great reward.

Law without education is a dead letter. With education the needed law follows without effort and, of course, with power to execute itself indeed, it seems to execute itself.

I shoot people in a way that makes the audience feel equal to them. And it's hard to express and it's hard to execute but I think it works on every level - the choice of the material the choice of the actor, my relationship with the actor, and so on.

Every indication of wisdom, taken from the effect, is equally an indication of power to execute what wisdom planned.

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