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execute

/ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/verb3 syllables

Execute means: put in effect.

Synonyms for execute20

verb, as in put in effect

carry through, accomplish, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil, follow through, follow up, follow out, implement, put through, go through with

verb, as in carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

run, play

verb, as in carry out or perform an action

perform, do

verb, as in kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

put to death

verb, as in murder in a planned fashion

put to death

also used for execute

start, launch, open

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does execute mean?7

verb

1

put in effect“carry out a task”

2

carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine“Run the dishwasher”

3

carry out or perform an action“John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters”

4

kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment“In some states, criminals are executed”

5

murder in a planned fashion“The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed”

6

carry out the legalities of“execute a will or a deed”

7

sign in the presence of witnesses“The President executed the treaty”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Execute in a sentence

  • I want to execute the plan by all means.unknown
  • We all thought it difficult to execute the plan.al_ex_an_der
  • He asked his brother to execute his will.CM
  • Whose plan will be the hardest to execute?DostKaplan
  • Mass shootings require a high amount of executive function to plan and execute.shekitten
  • Miroslav knows exactly who he is going to execute today.Amastan
  • He has big influence to fix the plan which the committee executes.unknown
  • The government executes the orders of the bankers.glavkos

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of execute

as a verb

past tense
executed
present participle
executing
third-person singular
executes
past participle
executed