execute

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  1. transitive verb To put into effect; carry out: a government that executes the decisions of the ruling party.
  2. transitive verb To perform; do: execute a U-turn. See Synonyms at perform.
  3. transitive verb To create (a work of art, for example) in accordance with a prescribed design.
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  • The word execute, pronounced with chilling calm, froze Charles's heart. —  EQMM,March-April2006
  • They should probably stick to platforms other people execute, as that sort of ecosystem seems to be their strong suit. —  MacNN | The Macintosh News Network
  • Once we as a society get to the point of an execution, the people we execute are already in prison, being held accountable for their actions. —  TCASK on the road (to abolition)
  • The only reason to turn PAE on is if you want to activate the no-execute (NX) or execute-disable (XD) features of modern CPUs, which require larger-than-32-bit memory addresses, to accommodate the extra bit that activates those modes. —  Dan's Data
  • What beat us is our inability to execute, and Mississippi State's ability to make plays. —  LSUsports.net
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execute:   executing ·  executed ·  executes
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  1. Middle English executen, from Old French executer, from Medieval Latin execūtāre, from Latin execūtor, executor, from execūtus, past participle of exequī, exsequī, to pursue, carry out : ex-, ex- + sequī, to follow; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English executen (= Dutch executeren), from Old French executer, French exécuter = Spanish ejecutar = Portuguese executar = Italian esecutare, execute, from Latin executus, exsecutus, past participle of exequi, exsequi, pursue, follow out, from ex, out, + sequi, follow: see sue, sequent. Cf. persecute, prosecute.
  2. Middle English execut, from Latin executus, exsecutus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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