Execute

Verb

 * 1)  To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
 * There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
 * 1)  To carry out; to put into effect; as, to execute a will, to execute orders.
 * Your orders have been executed, Sir!
 * 1)  To begin putting into effect.
 * I’ll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.
 * 1)  To cause to become legally valid; as, to execute a contract.
 * 2)   To start, launch or run; as, to execute a program.

Adverbs for Execute
imperfectly; faithfully; unquestionably; intensively; beautifully; simultaneously; brilliantly; stoutly; momentously; bureaucratically; thoroughly; successfully; duly; splendidly; unremittingly; vigorously; summarily; gracefully; practically; skillfully; admirably; knowingly; linguistically; economically; rudely; justifiably; secretly; intrepidly; imposingly; crudely; magnificently.

Synonyms for Execute

 * start, launch, run
 * fulfill, perform, do, direct, effect, accomplish, carry out, complete, achieve, consummate, enforce, administer, finish, gain, compass, win, attain, realize, sign, seal, render, reach, get, obtain, finish, kill.

Antonyms for Execute
fail, fall short, omit, neglect, ignore, disregard, miss, forget, overlook, slight, undo, leave, abandon, give up, quit, relinquish, forego, resign, suspend, shirk, shelve.

Related terms

 * executable
 * execution
 * executioner
 * executor
 * executed

Thesaurus
abide by, accompany, accomplish, achieve, act, adhere to, administer, administrate, annihilate, assassinate, attain, be productive, behead, bereave of life, bowstring, bring about, bring into being, bring off, bring to fruition, bump off, burn, butcher, carry away, carry into execution, carry off, carry out, carry through, cause, chloroform, chord, compass, complete, concertize, conduct, consummate, cool, cope with, countersign, crucify, cut, cut down, cut off, deal with, decapitate, decollate, defenestrate, deliver, deprive of life, destroy, discharge, dispatch, dispose of, do, do away with, do for, do in, do the job, do the trick, do to death, dust off, effect, effectuate, electrocute, eliminate, enact, end, enforce, engineer, exterminate, fetch, fill out, finish, finish off, fulfill, garrote, govern, guillotine, handle, honor, ice, immolate, implement, industrialize, inflict capital punishment, interpret, kill, knock off, lapidate, launch into eternity, liquidate, lynch, make, make away with, make music, make out, manage, martyr, martyrize, mass-produce, murder, observe, overproduce, perform, play, play by ear, poison, polish off, practice, produce, promulgate, prosecute, pull off, purge, put away, put down, put in force, put over, put through, put to death, put to sleep, realize, remove, remove from life, render, rub out, sacrifice, seal, shoot, sign, slay, snuff out, starve, stone, strangle, succeed, swing, symphonize, take care of, take life, take off, transact, turn the trick, validate, volume-produce, waste, wipe out, work, work out

Etymology
From exsecutum:, past participle of exsequor:, from from ex-: + sequor:.

Translations

 * Arabic: أعدم
 * Catalan: executar
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 * Croatian:, pogubiti
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 * Volapük: cödetadeidön


 * Arabic: ينفذ
 * Catalan: executar
 * Chinese:
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 * Croatian:, provesti
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: toteuttaa, panna täytäntöön


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 * Swedish: verkställa, expediera


 * Arabic: ينفذ
 * Catalan: executar


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 * Arabic: ينفذ
 * Catalan: executar
 * Dutch:
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 * French:
 * Slovene: zagnati
 * Swedish: exekvera,


 * Catalan: executar


 * Finnish: toimeenpanna, saattaa voimaan