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| ex·e·cute [ éksə kyt ] (past and past participle ex·e·cut·ed, present participle ex·e·cut·ing, 3rd person present singular ex·e·cutes) |
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1. transitive verb put to death: to kill somebody as part of a legal or extralegal process
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2. transitive verb perform action: to complete an action or movement, especially one requiring skill
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3. transitive verb carry out intention: to put an instruction or plan into effect
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4. transitive and intransitive verb comput run on computer: to run a computer file or program in response to a command or instruction
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5. transitive verb create art: to produce or create something, usually a work of art, to a specific design
  execute a drawing
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6. transitive verb law carry out terms of legal document: to carry out the terms laid out in a will, legal document, or legal decision
execute a sentence
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7. transitive verb law sign legal document before witnesses: to sign a will or other legal document in the presence of witnesses in order to make it binding
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| [14th century. < Latin exsecut-, past participle of exsequi "follow out" < sequi "follow"] |
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