execute

verb

(transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.

(transitive) To perform.

(transitive, computing) To start, launch, or run.

(intransitive, computing) To run, usually successfully.

(transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

(transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.

Roots

sequorsecut- · Latin · follow

Synonyms for execute

performv accomplishv fulfillv dov implementv killv effectuatev managev assassinatev administerv enforcev decapitatev succeedv decollatev

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Where does execute come from?

The word execute breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root secut-, from Latin sequor (“follow”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.