execute

Meaning

To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.
To carry out; to put into effect.
To perform.
To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
To start, launch, or run.
To run, usually successfully.

put into practice

live up to

look out for

be in charge of

engage in

go through with

legitimatise

chop off the head

end one’s life

make die

EXEC

execute an estate

execute a deed

turn off

act as

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ex‧e‧cute

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/

From Old French executer (French exécuter), from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequor, from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”).

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