execute

English Online Dictionary. What means execute‎? What does execute mean?

English

Alternative forms

• exequte, exequute, exsecute, exsequute (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French executer (French exécuter), from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequor (“to follow (up/through)”, particularly in the sense “to go through with a deed or punishment”), from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/
• Hyphenation: ex‧e‧cute

Verb

execute (third-person singular simple present executes, present participle executing, simple past and past participle executed)

1. (transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

   Coordinate term: murder
2. (transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
3. (transitive) To perform.
4. (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. (transitive, computing) To start, launch, or run.

   Synonyms: start, launch, run, open

6. (intransitive, computing) To run, usually successfully.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:kill

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛk.sɛˈkuː.tɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eɡ.zeˈkuː.t̪e]

Participle

execūte

1. vocative masculine singular of execūtus

Portuguese

Verb

execute

1. inflection of executar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

execute

1. inflection of executar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative