execute

execute
verb
1 kill sb as an official punishment
ADVERB
▪ summarily
▪ illegally
▪ publicly
▪ wrongly
▪

innocent people who are wrongly executed

PREPOSITION
▪ as
▪

He was executed as a martyr to his Catholic faith.

▪ for
▪

He was executed for treason.

2 perform/carry out sth
ADVERB
▪ beautifully, boldly, brilliantly, cleanly, flawlessly, neatly, perfectly, properly, skilfully/skillfully, successfully, superbly (esp. BrE), well
▪

The movement was beautifully executed.

▪

The second goal was superbly executed.

▪ carefully, meticulously
▪

a carefully executed and well-presented study

▪ faithfully (law, esp. AmE)
▪

I swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States.

▪ badly, poorly
PHRASES
▪ duly executed (law, BrE)
▪

The agreement had been duly executed.

Execute is used with these nouns as the object: ↑campaign, ↑code, ↑command, ↑contract, ↑document, ↑drawing, ↑duty, ↑exercise, ↑hostage, ↑instruction, ↑manoeuvre, ↑mission, ↑move, ↑movement, ↑murderer, ↑order, ↑painting, ↑plan, ↑play, ↑prisoner, ↑program, ↑step, ↑strategy, ↑tackle, ↑turn, ↑U-turn, ↑warrant, ↑will

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  • execute — ex·e·cute / ek si ˌkyüt/ vt cut·ed, cut·ing 1: perform: as a: to carry out fully includes not only executed violence, but also threatened violence Louisiana Civil Code …   Law dictionary

  • execute — ex‧e‧cute [ˈekskjuːt] verb [transitive] 1. to do what is written in a contract, plan etc: • The directors make the decisions but the managers have to execute them. • UK companies with a proven management ability to execute a business plan 2.… …   Financial and business terms

  • Execute — Ex e*cute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Executed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Executing}.] [F. ex[ e]cuter, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exécuté — exécuté, ée (è gzé ku té, tée) part. passé. 1°   Mené à accomplissement. •   Ce que tu m as dicté, Je veux de point en point qu il soit exécuté, RAC. Esth. II, 5. •   Nos lois, nos justes lois seront exécutées, VOLT. Scythes, IV, 8. 2°   Joué, en …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • execute — [ek′si kyo͞ot΄] vt. executed, executing [ME executen < OFr executer, back form. < executeur: see EXECUTOR] 1. to follow out or carry out; do; perform; fulfill [to execute another s orders] 2. to carry into effect; administer (laws, etc.) 3 …   English World dictionary

  • execute — [v1] kill assassinate, behead, bump off*, do in*, electrocute, eliminate, finish, gas, guillotine, hang, knock off*, liquidate, murder, purge, put away*, put to death, shoot; concept 252 Ant. bear, create execute [v2] carry out a task accomplish …   New thesaurus

  • Execute — Ex e*cute, v. i. 1. To do one s work; to act one s part or purpose. [R.] Hayward. [1913 Webster] 2. To perform musically. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • execute — To carry out according to its terms (SA Bankruptcy.com) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • execute —   [engl.], ausführen …   Universal-Lexikon

  • execute — late 14c., to carry into effect, from O.Fr. executer (14c.), from M.L. executare, from L. execut /exsecut , pp. stem of exequi/exsequi to follow out (see EXECUTION (Cf. execution)). Meaning to inflict capital punishment is from late 15c. Related …   Etymology dictionary

  • execute — 1 effect, fulfill, discharge, *perform, accomplish, achieve Analogous words: complete, finish, conclude, *close: *realize, actualize, externalize, objectify 2 *kill, dispatch, slay, murder, assassinate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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