execute
(verb) sign in the presence of witnesses; “The President executed the treaty”
perform, execute, do
(verb) 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”
execute, put to death
(verb) kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; “In some states, criminals are executed”
execute
(verb) murder in a planned fashion; “The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed”
run, execute
(verb) 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”
execute
(verb) carry out the legalities of; “execute a will or a deed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
execute (third-person singular simple present executes, present participle executing, simple past and past participle executed)
(transitive) To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
(transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
(transitive) To perform.
(transitive, legal) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
(transitive, computing) To start, launch or run
(intransitive, computing) To run, usually successfully.
• (computing): start, launch, run, open
Source: Wiktionary
Ex"e*cute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Executed; p. pr. & vb. n. Executing.] Etym: [F. exécuter, 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 follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform; Why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fixed on this day Milton.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.
5. Too put to death illegally; to kill. [Obs.] Shak.
6. (Mus.)
Definition: To perform, as a piece of music, either on an instrument or with the voice; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly.
Syn.
– To accomplish; effect; fulfill; achieve; consummate; finish; complete. See Accomplish.
Ex"e*cute, v. i.
1. To do one's work; to act one's part of purpose. [R.] Hayward.
2. To perform musically.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
