execute

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[kill]], especially as [[punishment]] for a [[capital]] [[crime]]. {{C|en|Capital punishment}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[carry out]]; to [[put into effect]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[perform]].
4. {{lb|en|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.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|computing}} To start, [[launch]]{{,}} or [[run]].
6. {{lb|en|intransitive|computing}} To [[run]], usually [[successfully]].

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