EXECUTE


Meaning of EXECUTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-si-ˌkyüt ]

verb

( -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 -ˌkyü-tə-bəl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.