EXECUTE
\ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt], \ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt], \ˈɛ_k_s_ɪ_k_j_ˌuː_t]\
Definitions of EXECUTE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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bring to execution; "carry out a task"; "carry out the surgery"
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carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"
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socially sanctioned killing as a means of punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"
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extend beyond reasonable limits; "carry too far"; "She carries her ideas to the extreme"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"
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sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"
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put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
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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"
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murder execution-style; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
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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"
By Princeton University
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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.
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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.
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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.
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To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.
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Too put to death illegally; to kill.
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To perform, as a piece of music, either on an instrument or with the voice; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly.
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To do one's work; to act one's part of purpose.
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To perform musically.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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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.
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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.
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To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.
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Too put to death illegally; to kill.
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To perform, as a piece of music, either on an instrument or with the voice; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly.
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To do one's work; to act one's part of purpose.
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To perform musically.
By Noah Webster.
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To carry into effect; as, to execute a purpose or plan; pursue to the end; make valid or legal by signing or sealing; as, to execute a deed or lease; to put to death under sentence of the law; to perform, as a musical selection.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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EXECUTER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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