Synonyms for execute
ˈɛk sɪˌkyutex·e·cute

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1. executeverb

   Synonyms:
   run, start, launch

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1. execute

   To execute is to follow through to the end, put into absolute and final effect in action; to administer is to conduct as one holding a trust, as a minister and not an originator; the sheriff executes a writ; the trustee administers an estate, a charity, etc.; to enforce is to put into effect by force, actual or potential. To administer the laws is the province of a court of justice; to execute the laws is the province of a sheriff, marshal, constable, or other executive officer; to administer the law is to declare or apply it; to execute the law is to put it in force; for this enforce is the more general word, execute the more specific. From signifying to superintend officially some application or infliction, administer passes by a natural transition to signify inflict, mete out, dispense, and blows, medicine, etc., are said to be administered: a usage thoroughly established and reputable in spite of pedantic objections. Enforce signifies also to present and urge home by intellectual and moral force; as, to enforce a precept or a duty. Compare DO; KILL; MAKE.

   Synonyms:
   administer, carry out, do, enforce, perform

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1. execute, put to deathverb

   kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

   "In some states, criminals are executed"

   Synonyms:
   carry through, accomplish, fulfil, action, perform, do, run, carry out, fulfill, put to death

2. executeverb

   murder in a planned fashion

   "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"

   Synonyms:
   carry through, accomplish, fulfil, action, perform, do, run, carry out, fulfill, put to death

3. carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfilverb

   put in effect

   "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

   Synonyms:
   follow out, carry out, fulfill, follow through, implement, litigate, reach, put to death, accomplish, fulfil, go through, meet, fill, follow up, process, satisfy, carry through, put through, action, run, pull through, attain, sue, achieve, do, bring through, perform, save, live up to

4. executeverb

   carry out the legalities of

   "execute a will or a deed"

   Synonyms:
   carry through, accomplish, fulfil, action, perform, do, run, carry out, fulfill, put to death

5. run, executeverb

   carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

   "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

   Synonyms:
   perform, course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, carry through, run away, move, turn tail, fulfil, fulfill, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, accomplish, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, do, play, die hard, race, pass, carry out, run for, black market, action, persist, incline, put to death, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ladder, ply, melt

6. perform, execute, doverb

   carry out or perform an action

   "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"

   Synonyms:
   serve, fare, carry out, fulfill, practice, manage, perform, arrange, put to death, accomplish, fulfil, cause, answer, coif, suffice, make, set, action, dress, run, come, act, carry through, get along, make out, practise, coiffure, coiffe, behave, do, exercise

7. executeverb

   sign in the presence of witnesses

   "The President executed the treaty"

   Synonyms:
   carry through, accomplish, fulfil, action, perform, do, run, carry out, fulfill, put to death

Matched Categories

1. • Enforce
   • Murder
   • Sign

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1. executeverb

   Synonyms:
   accomplish, effect, effectuate, perform, do, consummate, finish, complete, achieve, carry out, carry through, carry into effect, work out

2. executeverb

   Synonyms:
   put to death (in pursuance of a judicial sentence)

3. executeverb

   Synonyms:
   sign, seal, and deliver (as a deed)

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1. executeverb

   Synonyms:
   effectuate, perform, accomplish, consummate, achieve, electrocute, behead, guillotine, hang

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1. List of paraphrases for "execute":

   run, implement, perform, running, executing, implementation, execution, implementing, submit, bit, enforce

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1. Chief Executive Officer John Kerin:

   They like our strategy, and they want us to continue to execute on it.

2. Cathy Milhoan:

   Secret Service has had teams identified, trained, and ready to deploy for months. Our men and women stand ready to execute this vital mission when a candidate makes a request through the Secretary of Homeland Security in consultation with the Congressional Candidate Advisory Panel.

3. Scott Allen:

   This is not a story about people in these facilities not caring about children. ... It is about good people trying to keep children safe in an environment that's very dangerous to them by design, if not intent. And they've been asked to execute deeply flawed and I would even say mean-spirited policies, and to do so in such a way that minimizes harms to children, it's an impossible task.

4. Arizona Cardinals:

   I eat, breath and sleep football, to be in this situation, I'm just excited about it. There's no fear, there's no nerves about playing at a high level, you've just got to go out there and execute the plays and be yourself. I cherish the moment and I'm excited for it.

5. Dan Perry:

   Laub has been a thoughtful student of the region for decades, achieving an insider's view that enables her to execute stories that dig deep and go beyond the headlines, she's tenacious and tireless, with a deeply human perspective. Our coverage of Jordan, a complex place in a dangerous neighborhood, should benefit greatly.