EXECUTE

verb (-cuted; -cuting) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, from execucion execution Date: 14th century transitive verb to carry out fully ; put completely into effect , to do what is provided or required by , to put to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence, to make or produce (as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design, to perform what is required to give validity to , play , intransitive verb to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play , to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions, see: kill executable adjective