execute

/'eksikju:t/
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execute

The skater executed a triple pirouette.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To carry out or perform an action, plan, or order: To complete a task or put a plan into effect.
    • To put to death, especially as a legal penalty: To kill someone as a form of capital punishment.
    • To make legally valid: To complete the legal formalities for a document, such as signing it.
    • To perform a skill or movement: To perform a complex physical or artistic action skillfully.
Examples of Usage
  • To carry out an action:
    • The software will execute the command.
    • The manager executed the company's new strategy flawlessly.
  • To put to death legally:
    • The state may execute convicted murderers.
    • The prisoner was executed at dawn.
  • To make legally valid:
    • The lawyer helped them execute the contract.
    • You must execute the will in the presence of witnesses.
  • To perform a skill:
    • The gymnast executed a perfect somersault.
    • The pianist executed the difficult sonata with great feeling.
Advanced Usage
  • "to execute a will": To complete the legal process of signing and validating a last will and testament.
    • The family gathered to watch the elderly man execute his will.
  • "to execute a turn" (in sports/driving): To perform a maneuver precisely.
    • The race car driver executed a sharp turn at high speed.
  • "to execute an order" (military/business): To carry out a command or instruction.
    • The soldiers executed the general's order without hesitation.
Variants and Related Words
  • Execution (n): The act of executing.
    • The execution of the plan was successful.
    • The execution was carried out by lethal injection.
  • Executor (n): A person appointed to carry out the terms of a will.
    • He was named the executor of his uncle's estate.
  • Executive (adj/n): Relating to the management or execution of plans; a person with managerial authority.
    • She has strong executive skills.
    • The company's executives made the decision.
Synonyms
  • Implement: To put a decision, plan, or system into effect.
  • Carry out: To perform a task or fulfill a duty.
  • Perform: To carry out an action or task.
  • Administer: To manage and be responsible for the execution of.
  • Put to death: To kill as a legal punishment.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Execute" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. Its meanings are typically conveyed by the verb alone or with specific direct objects.)

Related Idioms
  • "To execute a U-turn": To make a complete reversal in direction or policy.
    • The government executed a U-turn on its tax policy.
  • "To be executed to perfection": To be performed flawlessly.
    • The wedding ceremony was executed to perfection.
execute

The skater executed a triple pirouette.

Verb
  1. sign in the presence of witnesses
    • The President executed the treaty
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. carry out the legalities of
    • execute a will or a deed
  5. put in effect
    • carry out a task
    • execute the decision of the people
    • He actioned the operation
  6. murder in a planned fashion
    • The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed
  7. kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
    • In some states, criminals are executed

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