execute : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: execute	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for execute
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
execute v kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" Synonym(s): execute, put to death murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" Synonym(s): carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed" 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" Synonym(s): run, execute 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" Synonym(s): perform, execute, do sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Execute \Ex"e*cute\, v. i. 1. To do one's work; to act one's part of purpose. [R.] --Hayward. 2. To perform musically.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Execute \Ex"ecute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Executed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Executing}.] [F. ex[82]cuter, L. executus, exsecutus, p. p. of exequi to follow to the end, pursue; ex out + sequi to follow. See {Second}, {Sue} to follow up, and cf. {Exequy}.] 1. To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform. Why delays His hand to execute* what his decree Fixed on this day? --Milton. 2. To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease, mortgage, will, etc. 3. To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by; to perform the requirements or stimulations of; as, to execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process. 4. To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor. 5. Too put to death illegally; to kill. [Obs.] --Shak. 6. (Mus.) To perform, as a piece of music, either on an instrument or with the voice; as, to execute a difficult part brilliantly. Syn: To accomplish; effect; fulfill; achieve; consummate; finish; complete. See {Accomplish}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
execute {execution}