v. 25B6; verb
he was convicted and executed : PUT TO DEATH, kill; hang, behead, guillotine, electrocute, shoot, put before a firing squad; informal string up; N. Amer. send to the (electric) chair; N. Amer. informal fry.
the corporation executed a series of financial deals : CARRY OUT, accomplish, bring off/about, achieve, complete, engineer; informal pull off; formal effectuate.
a well-executed act : PERFORM, present, render; stage.