[ 'ɛksɪkju:t ]
■ verb
1》 put (a plan, order, etc.) into effect.
↘perform (an activity or manoeuvre).
↘ Law make (a legal instrument) valid by signing or sealing it.
↘ Law carry out (a judicial sentence, the terms of a will, or other order).
↘ Computing run (a file or program).
2》 carry out a sentence of death on (a condemned person).
Derivatives
executable adjective ( Computing ).
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~r , from med. L. executare , from L. exsequi 'follow up, carry out, punish'.