execute

(ĕk'sĭ-kyūt')
tr.v., -cut·ed, -cut·ing, -cutes.

1. To put into effect; carry out: a government that executes the decisions of the ruling party.
2. To perform; do: execute a U-turn. See synonyms at perform.
3. To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.
4. To make valid, as by signing: execute a deed.
5. To perform or carry out what is required by: execute the terms of a will.
6. To put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence.
7. Computer Science. To run (a program or an instruction).

[Middle English executen, from Old French executer, from Medieval Latin execūtāre, from Latin execūtor, executor, from execūtus, past participle of exequī, exsequī, to pursue, carry out : ex-, ex- + sequī, to follow.]

executable ex'e·cut'a·ble adj.
executer ex'e·cut'er n.

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To run a program, which causes the computer to carry out its instructions. See executable code, instruction and EXE file.

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1. to complete, as a legal instrument.


2. to perform what is required.


3. to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps sealing and delivering.
For example, a contract is executed when all acts necessary to complete it and to give it validity as an instrument are carried out, including signing and delivery.


4. to do what an instruction in a computer program says to do. The computer alternates between a fetch cycle, when it locates the next instruction, and an execute cycle, when it carries out the instruction.

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To sign a contract ; sometimes, to perform a contract fully.


Example: Generally when a buyer and seller sign a sales contract , they execute the contract.

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verb

1. To oversee the provision or execution of: administer, administrate, carry out, dispense. See over/under.
2. To compel observance of: carry out, effect, enforce, implement, invoke. Idioms: put in force, put into action. See obligation, over/under.
3. To begin and carry through to completion: do, perform, prosecute. Informal pull off. See do/not do.
4. To bring about and carry to a successful conclusion: bring off, carry out, carry through, effect, effectuate, put through. Informal swing. See do/not do.
5. To perform according to one's artistic conception: interpret, play, render. See performing arts.
6. To carry out the functions, requirements, or terms of: discharge, do, exercise, fulfill, implement, keep, perform. Idioms: live up to. See do/not do.

v

Definition: carry out a task
Antonyms: abandon, disregard, fail, forget, ignore, leave, miss, neglect, shirk

v

Definition: kill
Antonyms: bear, create

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To complete; to make; to sign; to perform; to do; to carry out according to its terms; to fulfill the command or purpose of. To perform all necessary formalities, as to make and sign a contract, or sign and deliver a note.

Execute is the opposite of executory, incomplete or yet to be performed.

IN BRIEF: To put into effect or carry out.

In art the hand can never execute anything higher than the heart can inspire. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).

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v

To finish; accomplish; fulfill. To carry out according to certain terms.

For a list of words related to execute, see:

• General Technology - execute: (vb) perform command or series of commands
• Hardware and Peripherals - execute: (vb) run (a program)

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Common misspelling(s) of execute

• excecute

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - henrette, udføre, effektuere, udarbejde, opføre, gøre retsgyldig, fuldbyrde

idioms:

• executable file    eksekverbar fil

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitvoeren, spelen (muziek/sport), bekrachtigen van een legaal document, positie uitdrukken in eigendom, executeren, terechtstellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - exécuter, mettre à exécution, mettre à mort, réaliser (une ¯uvre d'art), exécuter (un projet), accomplir (un désir), remplir (des devoirs), s'acquitter (d'une tâche), mener à bien, (Mus) exécuter, interpréter, (Jur) exécuter (un testament), valider (un contrat), signer (un acte)

idioms:

• executable file    (Comput) fichier exécutable

Deutsch (German)
v. - ausführen, vollstrecken, exekutieren

idioms:

• executable file    (Comp) ausführende Datei, executable File

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκτελώ (σχέδιο, μουσικό κομμάτι κ.λπ.), εκπληρώνω, ενεργώ, εκτελώ (κατάδικο ή κρατούμενο), θανατώνω, (νομ.) επικυρώνω, προσκυρώνω

idioms:

• executable file    (Η/Υ) εκτελέσιμο πρόγραμμα

Italiano (Italian)
eseguire, giustiziare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - realizar, cumprir, certificar documento (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
исполнять, казнить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - cumplir, efectuar, llevar a cabo, realizar, ejecutar, ajusticiar

idioms:

• executable file    archivo ejecutable

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utföra, verkställa, avrätta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
执行, 完成, 实行

idioms:

• executable file    可执行文件

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 執行, 完成, 實行

idioms:

• executable file    可執行檔案

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 실행하다, 처형하다, 제작하다, 연기하다, 연주하다, 법규대로 작성하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 実行する, 執行する, 死刑を執行する, 演奏する, 演ずる, 仕上げる, 施工する, 譲渡する, 制作する, 死刑にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعدم, ينفذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ביצע, הוציא להורג, הוציא לפועל, נתן תוקף ל-‬

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