v.
Pronunciation: ' ek-si- ˌ kyüt
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -cut · ed ; -cut · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French executer, from execucion execution
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to carry out fully : put completely into effect < execute a command>
2 : to do what is provided or required by < execute a decree>
3 : to put to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence
4 : to make or produce (as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design
5 : to perform what is required to give validity to < execute a deed>
6 : PLAY < execute a piece of music>
intransitive verb
1 : to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play <never had a team execute better ― Bobby Knight>
2 : to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions ― used of a computer program or routine
synonyms see KILL , PERFORM
– ex · e · cut · able \ - ˌ kyü-t ə -b ə l \ adjective