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UK [ˈeksɪˌkjuːt] / US [ˈeksəˌkjut] verb [transitive]
Word forms "execute":
present tense I/you/we/they execute he/she/it executes present participle executing past tense executed past participle executed
1) to kill someone as a punishment for a crime

The state will execute him in 24 hours unless his appeal is granted.

execute someone for something:

Sidney and Russell were both executed for their part in the plot.

2) formal to complete something that you have agreed or planned to do

We check that all work is being executed according to the council's guidelines.

a) to perform a difficult action or movement

The ankle twisted when she was executing a particularly complex step.

b) to create a work of art
3) legal to make certain that the instructions in someone's will are followed after they die
4) computing to make a computer use a program or carry out an instruction

English dictionary. 2014.

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