Main Entry:: ex·e·cute
Pronunciation:: \ˈek-si-ˌkyüt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ex·e·cut·ed; ex·e·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

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