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| 1. | [ verb ] extend beyond reasonable limits | |
| Synonyms: | carry | |
| Examples: | "carry too far" "She carries her ideas to the extreme" |
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| Related terms: | sign effect enforce dispatch carry carry | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (law) socially sanctioned killing as a means of punishment | |
| Synonyms: | put_to_death | |
| Examples: | "In some states, criminals are executed" |
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| Related terms: | kill punish hang crucify burn electrocute | |
| 3. | [ verb ] put in effect | |
| Synonyms: | accomplish carry_out fulfill carry_through fulfil action | |
| Examples: | "carry out a task" "execute the decision of the people" "He actioned the operation" |
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| Related terms: | complete effect do dispatch run consummate perfect get_over follow_through accomplishment fulfillment execution | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (criminal law) murder execution-style | |
| Examples: | "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" |
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| Related terms: | murder | |
| 5. | [ verb ] carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine | |
| Synonyms: | run | |
| Examples: | "Run the dishwasher" "run a new program on the Mac" "the computer executed the instruction" |
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| Related terms: | enforce step play | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (law) carry out the legalities of | |
| Examples: | "execute a will or a deed" |
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| Related terms: | enforce give execution | |
| 7. | [ verb ] carry out or perform an action | |
| Synonyms: | do perform | |
| Examples: | "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters" "the skater executed a triple pirouette" "she did a little dance" |
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| Related terms: | conduct conduct make rehearse improvise interpret appear declaim turn_in click_off blaze_away cut_corners serenade cut stunt scamp pipe_up sight-read premier carry star churn_out performance actor | |
| 8. | [ verb ] sign in the presence of witnesses | |
| Related terms: | sign | |
| Similar spelling: |
executed executive executant executable executor excecate exact executrix execution executing exactness exocet exacta excused exactly exegete exaction exacting exactitude existent |
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