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.