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Execute (Verb)

Meaning 1

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".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

  • Do
  • Perform

Hyponyms

  • Appear
  • Star
  • Click Off
  • Declaim
  • Churn Out
  • Direct
  • Pipe Up
  • Rehearse
  • Practice
  • Carry
  • Ad-lib
  • Blaze Away
  • Premier
  • Stunt
  • Improvise
  • Serenade
  • Scamp
  • Cut
  • Make
  • Extemporize
  • Interpret
  • Cut Corners
  • Extemporise
  • Conduct

Related Words

  • Executant (noun)
  • Execution (noun)

Meaning 2

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

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

  • Put To Death

Hypernyms

  • Penalize
  • Penalise

Hyponyms

  • String Up

Related Words

  • Execution (noun)
  • Executing (noun)

Meaning 3

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

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

  • Carry Through
  • Fulfill
  • Action
  • Carry Out
  • Accomplish
  • Fulfil

Hypernyms

  • Effectuate
  • Finish
  • Effect
  • Complete

Hyponyms

  • Consummate
  • Do
  • Discharge
  • Run
  • Perform
  • Dispatch
  • Get Over

Related Words

  • Executive (adjective)
  • Execution (noun)

Meaning 4

Carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

  • Apply
  • Implement

Related Words

  • Executive (adjective)
  • Execution (noun)
  • Executor (noun)

Meaning 5

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".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Examples

  • The company will execute a new plan to increase productivity next quarter.
  • The calculator can execute complex mathematical equations with great speed and accuracy.
  • The software can automatically execute daily backups of your system data.
  • The robot is programmed to execute a specific set of instructions to build the car.
  • The new algorithm will execute faster on our updated server hardware.

Synonyms

  • Run

Hypernyms

  • Enforce
  • Apply

Hyponyms

  • Step

Related Words

  • Executive (adjective)

Meaning 6

Murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

  • Slay
  • Off
  • Polish Off
  • Remove
  • Hit
  • Dispatch
  • Bump Off

Related Words

  • Execution (noun)

Meaning 7

Sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

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