execute
/ˈɛksɪˌkjut/
verb
- To carry out or perform a plan, task, or action.
- The team executed the marketing strategy flawlessly.
- The general executed the order to retreat immediately.
- She executed a perfect dive into the pool.
- To put someone to death as a legal punishment.
- The king ordered the traitor to be executed.
- In some countries, criminals are still executed for serious crimes.
- The prisoner was executed at dawn.
- To run a computer program or command.
- Click the button to execute the script.
- You need to execute the command in the terminal.
- The program will execute automatically when you start the computer.
- To make a legal document valid, usually by signing it.
- Both parties must execute the contract before the deal is final.
- The deed was executed in the presence of a notary.
- The lawyer witnessed the client execute the will.
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