Meaning & Definition of Execute in English

1. Kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

• "In some states, criminals are executed"

2. Murder in a planned fashion

• "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"

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"

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"

7. Sign in the presence of witnesses

• "The president executed the treaty"