[ex.e.cute] vb -cut.ed ; -cut.ing [ME, fr. MF executer, back-formation fr. execution] vt (14c) 1: to carry out fully: put completely into effect "~ a command"
2: to do what is provided or required by "~ a decree"
3: to put to death esp. in compliance with a legal sentence
4: to make or produce (as a work of art) esp. by carrying out a design
5: to perform what is required to give validity to "~ a deed"
6: play "~ a piece of music" ~ vi 1: to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play "never had a team ~ better --Bobby Knight"
2: to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions--used of a computer program or routine syn see kill, perform -- ex.e.cut.able adj