execute
pronunciation
How to pronounce execute in British English:
UK [ˈeksɪkjuːt]
How to pronounce execute in American English:
US [ˈeksɪkjuːt]
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- Verb:
- kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
- murder execution-style
- put in effect
- carry out the legalities of
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- carry out or perform an action
- sign in the presence of witnesses
Word Origin
- execute
- execute: [14] The original meaning of execute in English was ‘carry out’, but the sense ‘kill judicially’ had already developed by the end of the 15th century (it comes from the notion of ‘carrying out’ a sentence). The word comes via Old French executer from medieval Latin executāre, a derivative of Latin exsequī. This, a compound formed from the intensive prefix exand sequī ‘follow’ (source of English consecutive, consequent, obsequious, sequence, subsequent, etc), meant originally ‘follow to the end, pursue’, and hence ‘follow through, carry out, fulfil’.Its derivative exsequiās ‘funeral procession’ produced English exequies [14].=> consecutive, consequent, obsequious, sequence, subsequent
- execute (v.)
- late 14c. "to carry into effect" (transitive, mostly in law with reference to warrants, sentences, etc.), also "carry out or accomplish a course of action" (intransitive), from Old French executer (14c.), from Medieval Latin executare, from Latin execut-/exsecut-, past participle stem of exequi/exsequi "to follow out, to follow to the grave," figuratively "to follow, follow after, accompany, follow up, prosecute, carry out, enforce; execute, accomplish; punish, avenge," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + sequi "follow" (see sequel). Meaning "to inflict capital punishment" is from late 15c., from earlier legal sense "perform judgment or sentence on" (early 15c.). Related: Executed; executing.
Example
- 1. No. but they were well-equipped to execute them .
- 2. The company needs to choose and execute a clear strategy for returning to growth .
- 3. Dai responded that he would execute any oss agent found operating outside the saco agreement .
- 4. In this capacity you can also act as a real estate dealmaker , putting deals together that other people will execute .
- 5. To develop and execute a good idea .