EXECUTE

• (verb) sign in the presence of witnesses

  "The President executed the treaty"

• (verb) put in effect

  "carry out a task", "execute the decision of the people", "He actioned the operation"

  synonyms : accomplish , action , carry out , carry through , fulfil , fulfill

• (verb) carry out or perform an action

  "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters", "the skater executed a triple pirouette", "she did a little dance"

  synonyms : do , perform

• (verb) kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

  "In some states, criminals are executed"

  synonyms : put to death

• (verb) murder in a planned fashion

  "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"

• (verb) carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

  "Run the dishwasher", "run a new program on the Mac", "the computer executed the instruction"

  synonyms : run

• (verb) carry out the legalities of

  "execute a will or a deed"

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Mnemonics for execute

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