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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  execute
       
          execution
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Execute \Ex"e*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Executed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Executing.] [F. ex['e]cuter, L. executus, exsecutus,
     p. p. of exequi to follow to the end, pursue; ex out + sequi
     to follow. See Second, Sue to follow up, and cf.
     Exequy.]
     1. To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into
        complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to
        perform.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Why delays
              His hand to execute what his decree
              Fixed on this day?                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is
        required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps
        sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease,
        mortgage, will, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by;
        to perform the requirements or stipulations of; as, to
        execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in
        conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To put to death illegally; to kill. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mus.) To perform, as a piece of music or other feat of
        skill, whether on an instrument or with the voice, or in
        any other manner requiring physical activity; as, to
        execute a difficult part brilliantly; to execute a coup;
        to execute a double play.
  
     Syn: To accomplish; effect; fulfill; achieve; consummate;
          finish; complete. See Accomplish.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Execute \Ex"e*cute\, v. i.
     1. To do one's work; to act one's part or purpose. [R.]
        --Hayward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To perform musically.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Execute \Ex"e*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Executed; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Executing.] [F. ex['e]cuter, L. executus, exsecutus,
     p. p. of exequi to follow to the end, pursue; ex out + sequi
     to follow. See Second, Sue to follow up, and cf.
     Exequy.]
     1. To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into
        complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to
        perform.
  
              Why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fixed
              on this day?                          --Milton.
  
     2. To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is
        required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps
        sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease,
        mortgage, will, etc.
  
     3. To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by;
        to perform the requirements or stimulations of; as, to
        execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process.
  
     4. To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in
        conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.
  
     5. Too put to death illegally; to kill. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     6. (Mus.) To perform, as a piece of music, either on an
        instrument or with the voice; as, to execute a difficult
        part brilliantly.
  
     Syn: To accomplish; effect; fulfill; achieve; consummate;
          finish; complete. See Accomplish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Execute \Ex"e*cute\, v. i.
     1. To do one's work; to act one's part of purpose. [R.]
        --Hayward.
  
     2. To perform musically.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  execute
       v 1: kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some
            states, criminals are executed" [syn: put to death]
       2: murder execution-style; "The Mafioso who collaborated with
          the police was executed"
       3: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of
          the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: carry
          through, accomplish, carry out, action, fulfill,
          fulfil]
       4: carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"
       5: 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" [syn: run]
       6: 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"
          [syn: perform, do]
       7: sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed
          the treaty"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  execute
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 εκτελώ
     2 (ετ πληροφ en) εκτελώ πρόγραμμα ηλεκτρονικού υπολογιστή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  execute
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: executar)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: executar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  execute
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital
  crime. Category:en:Capital punishment
     2 (lb en transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
     3 (lb en transitive) To perform.
     4 (lb en transitive law) 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.
     5 (lb en transitive computing) To start, launch or run
     6 (lb en intransitive computing) To run, usually successfully.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  execute
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: executar)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: executar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  execute
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: executar)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: executar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  execute
     Englanti vb.
     1 panna täytäntöön, suorittaa
     2 teloittaa
     3 ajaa, suorittaa tietokoneohjelma

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  execute
     Engelska vb.
     1 exekvera, verkställa, utföra
     2 avrätta

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  نفّذ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  execute //ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt// 
  1. екзекути́рам
  to kill as punishment
  2. извъ́рша, извъ́ршвам, изпъ́лня, изпълня́вам
  to start a defined process and run it to completion
  3. изпъ́лня, изпълня́вам
  to start, launch or run software

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/ 
  poopravit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  realizovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  provádět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/ 
  vyřídit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/ 
  zpracovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  vyřídit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  poopravit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  zpracovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  spustit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
   [it] provést

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  popravit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  udělat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  uskutečnit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  vykonat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/ 
  dienyddio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/ 
  dienyddu 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  
  εκτελώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  execute //ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt// 
  1. teloittaa
  to kill as punishment
  2. saattaa voimaan
  to sign or otherwise cause a document (especially a contract) to become legally valid
  3. panna toimeen, panna täytäntöön, toteuttaa
  to start a defined process and run it to completion
  4. aloittaa, käynnistää
  to start a defined process, without regard to whether it runs to completion or not
  5. ajaa, suorittaa, käynnistää
  to start, launch or run software

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  execute /eksikjuːt/
  exécuter

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/ 
  1. फाँसी~देना
        "The murderer was finally executed."
  2. कार्यान्वित~करना
        "He executed all his plans carefully."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  izvesti, izvoditi, izvršiti, pogubiti, provesti, riješiti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  execute //ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt// 
  1. 処刑, 消す
  to kill as punishment
  2. 実行, 行う
  to start a defined process and run it to completion

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  execute //ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt// 
  1. henrette, avrette
  to kill as punishment
  2. utføre
  to start a defined process and run it to completion

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  execute /ˈeksɪkju:t/ 
   1.  poddawać egzekucji, tracić
   2.  wykonywać, przeprowadzać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  execute /eksikjuːt/ 
  executar

From English-Romanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-rom ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  1. a executa
  2. a rula (pentru programe)

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  execute //ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt// 
  1. avrätta
  to kill as punishment
  2. utföra, verkställa, expediera
  to start a defined process and run it to completion
  3. köra, exekvera
  to start, launch or run software

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  execute /ˈɛksɪkjˌuːt/
  1. icra etmek, tatbik mevkiine koymak, yürürlüğe koymak
  2. başarmak, üstesinden gelmek, yapmak, etmek
  3. idam etmek, hükmü infaz etmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɛksəkˌjut/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  148 Moby Thesaurus words for "execute":
     abide by, accompany, accomplish, achieve, act, adhere to,
     administer, administrate, annihilate, assassinate, attain,
     be productive, behead, bereave of life, bowstring, bring about,
     bring into being, bring off, bring to fruition, bump off, burn,
     butcher, carry away, carry into execution, carry off, carry out,
     carry through, cause, chloroform, chord, compass, complete,
     concertize, conduct, consummate, cool, cope with, countersign,
     crucify, cut, cut down, cut off, deal with, decapitate, decollate,
     defenestrate, deliver, deprive of life, destroy, discharge,
     dispatch, dispose of, do, do away with, do for, do in, do the job,
     do the trick, do to death, dust off, effect, effectuate,
     electrocute, eliminate, enact, end, enforce, engineer, exterminate,
     fetch, fill out, finish, finish off, fulfill, garrote, govern,
     guillotine, handle, honor, ice, immolate, implement, industrialize,
     inflict capital punishment, interpret, kill, knock off, lapidate,
     launch into eternity, liquidate, lynch, make, make away with,
     make music, make out, manage, martyr, martyrize, mass-produce,
     murder, observe, overproduce, perform, play, play by ear, poison,
     polish off, practice, produce, promulgate, prosecute, pull off,
     purge, put away, put down, put in force, put over, put through,
     put to death, put to sleep, realize, remove, remove from life,
     render, rub out, sacrifice, seal, shoot, sign, slay, snuff out,
     starve, stone, strangle, succeed, swing, symphonize, take care of,
     take life, take off, transact, turn the trick, validate,
     volume-produce, waste, wipe out, work, work out
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 执行,实行,完成;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 执行,实行,完成,处死,制成
     v. 执行

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