Main entry: execute
Definition: sign in the presence of witnesses
Usage: The President executed the treaty
Main entry: carry out, carry through, fulfil, fulfill, execute, accomplish, action
Definition: put in effect
Usage: carry out a task; execute the decision of the people; He actioned the operation
Main entry: do, perform, execute
Definition: carry out or perform an action
Usage: John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters; the skater executed a triple pirouette; she did a little dance
Main entry: execute, put to death
Definition: kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
Usage: In some states, criminals are executed
Main entry: execute
Definition: murder in a planned fashion
Usage: The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed
Definition: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
Usage: Run the dishwasher; run a new program on the Mac; the computer executed the instruction
Main entry: execute
Definition: carry out the legalities of
Usage: execute a will or a deed