English verb: execute | |||
1. | execute (social) kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment | ||
Samples | In some states, criminals are executed. | ||
Examples | They want to execute the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | put to death | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | kill, penalise, penalize, punish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | burn, crucify, hang, string up | ||
Verb group | execute | ||
2. | execute (social) murder in a planned fashion | ||
Samples | The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay | ||
Verb group | execute, put to death | ||
3. | execute (creation) put in effect | ||
Samples | Carry out a task. Execute the decision of the people. He actioned the operation. | ||
Synonyms | accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | complete, effect, effectuate, finish, set up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | complete, consummate, consummate, discharge, dispatch, do, get over, perform, run | ||
Verb group | carry out, follow out, follow through, follow up, go through, implement, put through | ||
4. | execute (social) carry out the legalities of | ||
Samples | Execute a will or a deed. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apply, enforce, implement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | give | ||
5. | execute (social) carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine | ||
Samples | Run the dishwasher. Run a new program on the Mac. The computer executed the instruction. | ||
Synonyms | run | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apply, enforce, implement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | step | ||
Verb group | play, run | ||
6. | execute (creation) carry out or perform an action | ||
Samples | John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters. The skater executed a triple pirouette. She did a little dance. | ||
Synonyms | do, perform | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ad-lib, appear, blaze away, carry, churn out, click off, conduct, cut, cut corners, declaim, direct, extemporise, extemporize, improvise, improvize, interpret, lead, make, pipe up, practice, practise, premier, premiere, recite, rehearse, render, scamp, serenade, star, stunt | ||
7. | execute (communication) sign in the presence of witnesses | ||
Samples | The President executed the treaty. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sign | ||