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Definitions of execute
  1. verb
    carry out or perform an action
    "the skater executed a triple pirouette"

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  2. verb
    kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
    "In some states, criminals are executed"

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  3. verb
    carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
    "the computer executed the instruction"

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    run
  4. verb
    put in effect
    "execute the decision of the people"
  5. verb
    carry out the legalities of
    "execute a will or a deed"
  6. verb
    murder in a planned fashion
    "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
  7. verb
    sign in the presence of witnesses
    "The President executed the treaty"
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Definition that contains execute
  • give execute and deliver
  • running executed or initiated by running
  • standing executed in or initiated from a standing position
  • roll execute a roll, in tumbling
  • burn execute by tying to a stake and setting alight
  • binding executed with proper legal authority
  • spread-eagle execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out
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